Search Results: Children's - Nursery Rhymes from Homeward Bound Books

London / Tokyo: The Bodley Head / Holp Shuppan. Very Good. 1981. Softcover. 27 cm. Two booklets, with sound and square bindings in heavy cardstock covers. Virtually no discernible wear to either one. The protective sleeve in which they are housed has glue remains on one side, where a label has been removed. The corners and front edges show a little wear. The top edge line of glue has browned. Minor soil otherwise. A facsimile edition of two works from the Osborne Collection of Early Children's Book at the Toronto Public Library. Printed on one side of each leaf, the colour illustration work by Walter Crane is vibrant and bright. Publisher information reads Holp Shuppan on the booklets, but Bodley Head on the sleeve. .

London: Christensen Press. Very Good-. 1984. Hardcover. 0946994056 . 96 p. 28 cm. Sound and square binding in glossy, illustrated boards. Corner tips worn. Small tear to rear bottom edge. Shelf rubbed. Text block edges and endpapers have some soiling and foxing. Also foxing to preliminary pages. Otherwise, the inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked with one dog-eared corner. A selection of nursery rhymes with colour illustrations featuring large-eyed children and animals. .

London: Hogarth Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. 28 cm. Minor wear and bumping to corners. Text block edges tanned. Inside pages clean and unmarked. Dustwrapper has some corner and edge wear, with a couple of short closed tears. Small loss of colour on front panel (pull mark? ). Price-clipped. Over two hundred nursery rhymes from all over Scotland. .

London: Collins. Very Good. 1974. Second Printing. Hardcover. 64 p. 32 cm. Sound and square glossy binding with paper-covered, illustrated boards. Tips of corners are just worn through. Spine ends have a bit of crinkling. There is some lifting of the paper and laminate where a sticker was removed but with no paper loss. An impression mark of the letter "W" on front board and some overall light rubbing and scratches. The inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. A second printing of the British edition of a beloved book of fairy tales illustrated by American author-cartoonist- illustrator Jack Kent. The American edition was first published in 1970. .

London: T. Werner Laurie, Limited. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. 64 p. 22 cm. No publication or copyright date. Likely early 20th century. Sound and square binding, in red-brown, paper-covered boards. Corners lightly bumped. Rubbing to the edges. Spine slightly faded with another small faded spot on upper board. Top edge of text block a bit soiled. Endpapers have offset staining from jacket flap. Dust wrapper has light edge and corner wear. The spine and folds are darkened as is the front panel but less so. Tiny amount of paper loss on spine affects two letters of first word. Text in French. Illustrated in black and white by various authors, but most signed "D. A." A collection of nursery rhymes that has been translated into French without loss to the original meanings. .

London: Oxford University Press. Very Good. 1972. Eleventh Printing. Hardcover. 0192795376 . 180 p. 26 cm. Sound and square binding, with illustrated paper-covered boards and spine. Some wear to the corners and along the edges. The spine is faded. Top edge of the text block is lightly soiled. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has some wear to the corners and spine ends. Faded spine. Shadow marks on reverse side from a former plastic cover. A later printing of this beloved nursery rhyme collection, first issued in 1954. Illustrated with pen and ink drawings and watercolors by Harold Jones. .

Cambridge: Brimax Books for H. B. Fenn. Very Good. 1976. Hardcover. 0904494276 . [72] p. 27 cm. Copyright date only. Sound and square binding in glossy, illustrated boards. Corner tips a little bumped. Shelf rubbed with some light scratches. Gift inscription on the front pastedown endpaper. "This Book Belongs To: " not filled in. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. A brightly coloured and attractive collection of children's nursery rhymes, with illustrations by Eric Kincaid, whose work is reminiscent of Janet and Anne Grahame Johnstone. Color Illustrations .

Newmarket, England: Brimax Books. Very Good. 1986. 0861123743 . 60 p. 28 cm. Sound and square binding in illustrated boards. Corners bumped and have some wear. Shelf rubbed, with some light scratches. Distributor's label on the front endpaper. Previous owner's name on the copyright page. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A selection of nursery rhymes with full colour illustrations. .

Harmondsworth, England: Puffin Books. Good. 1973. Softcover. 014050088X . 220 p. 28.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Ex-library copy with the usual marks. Edges are rubbed. Both covers show some soil and have some light creasing. Text block edges have some foxing, as do some of the margins of the pages. Otherwise the inside pages are generally clean and unmarked. A selection of the classic Mother Goose nursery rhymes, illustrated in colour and black and white by British artist Raymond Briggs. Ex-Library .

Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1994. Hardcover. 0888992130 . 64 p. 23 cm. Sound in glossy, illustrated boards. Both boards are slightly bowed. A couple of very tiny dings to the bottom edges. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has some crinkling at the spine ends and to the corner tips. Lightly shelf rubbed. Not price clipped. A collection of Mother Goose nursery rhymes; each rhyme featuring a double page colour illustration by one of twenty nine Canadian illustrators. The book was published to benefit the Parent-Child Mother Goose Program in Toronto, Ontario. It includes a forward by Canadian children's writer Celia Barker Lottridge. .

New York: Viking Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1975. Hardcover. 0670490032 . 154 p. 24 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Corner tips and spine ends lightly bumped. Text block edges have some foxing and light soil. Endpapers lightly foxed. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has edge and corner wear, including chips, creases, and short tears. Rubbed along the folds. A little foxing along the spine. Price clipped. One hundred sixty two nursery rhymes with four leaves of double-sided colour plates and many black and white illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Originally published in 1913. .

New York: Crown Publishing Derrydale Books. Very Good. 1976. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. 0517264242 . [94] p. 28 cm. Sound and square binding in illustrated, laminated boards. Some wear and light bumping to the corners. A few tiny dings to the edges. Some overall soiling and rubbing. Text block edges are foxed. Previous owner's bookplate on the front free endpaper. A selection of over 300 nursery rhymes selected by Ruth Spriggs and illustrated by Frank Baber. .

Newmarket, England: Brimax Books. Very Good. 1988. 0861124944 . 204 p. 28 cm. Sound and square binding in illustrated boards. Corners bumped. Some rub wear to edges. Shelf rubbed, overall. Gift inscription on the half title page. Distributor's label on the front endpaper. The first few pages have the bottom corner tip clipped. Otherwise, inside pages are clean and unmarked. A selection of nursery rhymes with full colour illustrations. May require extra postage due to weight of book. .

New York: Viking Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1975. Hardcover. 0670490032 . 154 p. 24 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Some wear to edges and spine ends. Board edges slightly darkened. Gift inscription on endpaper. Otherwise, the inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has edge and corner wear, including chips, creases, and short tears. Rubbed along the folds. Not price clipped. One hundred sixty two nursery rhymes with four leaves of double-sided colour plates and many black and white illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Originally published in 1913. .

London: Award Publications Ltd. Very Good. 1981. Hardcover. 0861630378 . 93 p. 33 cm. Sound and square binding in illustrated and laminated boards. Corners lightly bumped. Light rub wear and scratches. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. A selection of nursery rhymes with the usual charming illustration by the British Grahame Johnstone sisters. .

London: Treasure Press. Very Good. 1984. Reprint. Hardcover. 090740751x . 190 p. 26 cm. Sound and square binding in glossy, illustrated boards. Corners lightly bumped. Spine titles slightly faded. Minor amount of soil to the boards. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. A selection of nursery rhymes and fairy tales which includes over 40 full page colour illustrations by British artist Margaret Tarrant, taken from her early twentieth century works. This book was originally published by Ward Lock as two volumes: "Nursery Rhymes" and "Fairy Tales". .

New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. ©1990. Third Printing. Hardcover. 0448234572 . 30 p. 21 cm. Sound and square binding in glossy, illustrated boards. Lower fore-corners are bumped. Else fine. Dust jacket has a little edge wear and is darkened slightly along the top edges of the flaps. Words and music to thirteen classic children's songs with colour reprints of artwork by Bessie Pease Gutmann. .

New York: Simon and Schuster. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1958. 1st Edition. Hardcover. [52] p. 22 cm. Sound and square binding, with black cloth spine and blue cloth-covered boards. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dust jacket has some edge wear, including creases and a few closed tears up to 1" long. Reinforced on back side at spine ends and partially to edges. Rubbed with some light scratches. Price-clipped. Pen and ink illustrations by Marian Parry. A scientific twist on Mother Goose, based on knowledge and concepts of outer space. Fun for your local astrophysicist! .

Toronto: H.B. Fenn & Company Ltd.. Very Good. Hardcover. 0900195207 . [74] p. 28 cm. Not dated, but circa 1980. Sound and square binding in glossy, illustrated boards. Some wear to the corner tips and the top front corners are knocked. Tiny tear to front edge of upper board. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. A collection of nursery rhymes, illustrated in full colour by British artist Eric Kincaid. This edition was published for Fenn by Brimax. .

Toronto: Prospero Books / Key Porter. Very Good. 2001. Facsimile. Hardcover. 1552671844 . 80 p. 22 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Minor wear to the corner tips. Blackened out previous owner's information on the front pastedown endpaper. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dust jacket has a little wear to the spine ends and edges and is lightly shelf rubbed. A facsimile reprint of an 1890 collection of nursery rhymes intended for Canadian children. The original book had been originally published for English children and was modified to be more relevant to Canada. Illustrated in colour. .