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The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes
by Opie, Iona and Peter -- Editors
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0198691114
- ISBN 13
- 9780198691112
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Book Club Associates, London, 1977. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Illustrated. preface and introduction by Editors, Acknowledgements, list of illustrations, list of abbreviations, and index of first lines. The text is illustrated with reproductions of numerous contemporary drawings. Blue coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. "This dictionary brings together more than 500 rhymes and songs traditionally handled on two young children, and studies their individual history; there age, origins, first appearances in print or manuscript, of all and written development, literary associations, social uses, variations and parallels in other languages." -- from the front fold over the panel blurb. A little softening of the back strip edges with rubbing of the book corners. Very light age toning of the text block edges and pages. Original bookseller's sticker to the lower right-hand corner of the front, paste-down. Marks to the top text edge. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels with sunning to the back strip and rear panel. The rear panel shows handling marks. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [4], V - XXVII, [1], 467, [5] pages,. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. ISBN: 0198691114. ISBN/EAN: 9780198691112. Inventory No: 0289972. . 9780198691112
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- Seller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 0289972
- Title
- The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes
- Author
- Opie, Iona and Peter -- Editors
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0198691114
- ISBN 13
- 9780198691112
- Publisher
- Book Club Associates
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Nursery Rhymes, Anthology, British, sociology Illustrated Unbranded ISBN: 0198691114 EAN: 9780198691112 Opie, Iona and Peter -- Editors The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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