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William P. Nimmo. Hardcover. Good. [nd], ca 1870-1875. Stories retold with illustrations in color and gilt. Modern rebind which retains the original boards over a sturdy new spine; green cloth with elaborate tooled decoration in black, with title and decoration plates in black, red, and gilt. Cloth rubbed and edgeworn, frayed to corners. Inner hinges repaired with green fabric tape; binding now sound. Pages lightly soiled and foxed. Occasional remnants of erased pencil markings on blank pages, but not on pages with text or illustration. Else clean; all plates present.
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ROYAL ILLUMINATED BOOK OF NURSERY RHYMES (SECOND SERIES)
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WARD, MARCUS. MOTHER GOOSE. ROYAL ILLUMINATED BOOK OF NURSERY RHYMES (SECOND SERIES) the old familiar words set to music; arranged in an early style suited to little Minstrels. Edinborough: William P. Nimmo no date, circa 1890. Oblong 8vo, (8 x 5 3/4"), purple cloth elaborately stamped in black and orange, spine faded, front joint rubbed, VG. Containing Jack and Jill, Mother Hubbard and her Dog, Four Nursery Rhymes, Little Man and his Little Gun, Little Miss Muffet, and more. Illustrated with very 16 beautiful page color plates highlighted in gold and including musical notation to accompany the rhymes.
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The Royal Illuminated Book of Nursery Rhymes
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The Royal Illuminated Book of Nursery Rhymes to the old familiar word. Set to appropriate music; arranged in an easy style suited to little minstrels. Second Series
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Edinburgh: William P. Nimmo. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fair Condition. Marcus Ward. Rhymes with music but also with 16 beautiful full page colour plates illustrating the rhymes, and each plate highlighted in gold ink, as befits the work of the "Illuminator to the Queen" This copy has had an amateur but competant repair involving the insertion of a new endpaper and the rear endpaper is rather ragged at the edge. Illustrator: Marcus Ward. Category: Children; Music. .
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THE ROYAL ILLUMINATED BOOK OF NURSERY RHYMES
by Ward, Marcus
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Farmingville, New York, United States
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William P. Nimmo, no date. Second series. Good/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover Hardcover: Self-embossed design cloth covers with title on lower frontboard. 'Royal' label design tipped in on frontboard. Spine cloth is separating along gutters. Corners and spine ends are frayed. Soil and rubbing. Hinges are cracked, worn and wobbly. Paste- downs and endpapers are foxed. Text and illustrated pages are foxed. The Royal Illuminated Book of Nursery Rhymes, the old familiar words. Set to appropriate music; arranged in an easy style suited to little Minstrels. Each story is illustrated by pictures, designed in the quaint spirit of Mediaeval times, and printed in colors and gold, by Marcus Ward, illuminator to the Queen. Beautiful illustrations. .
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