Poetry, Verse, Rhymes from Matilda Mary's Books

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000 No inscriptions.278pp. Introduction, Textual Note, Bibliography,Chronology, Appendix: The Symmetry of Madhumalati,Explanatory Notes.Bright, tight ,clean.. First. Card Covers. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback.

London: Penguin, 1961 Pages very lightly toned. Tight, clean copy.351pp.. 8th Impression. Pictorial Card Covers. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback.

England: Brimax Books, 1981 6 double page boards, (2 covers, plus 4 more rhyme boards internally.Clean and bright, some light signs of age on front board.. Second Printing. Thick Card Covers. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" Tall. Hard Cover.

Dolman Scott, 2008 Wonderful poetry by a seaman poet. 120pp. Fine, a real treasure.. Signed by Author. First. Pictorial Card Covers. Fine. Illus. by Joe Earl Cover Design. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback.

New York: Checkerboard Press, 1991 A beautiful copy. 128pp.160 exquisite colour illustrations to all the favourite well loved rhymes.. 87th Printing. Pictorial Glazed Boards. Near Fine.. Illus. by Blanche Fisher Wright. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover.

London: Penguin, 2001 356pp including 25 pp. of Notes references and 7pp Index at rear of text.Pages lightly toned, No inscriptions.. First. Pictorial Card Covers. Very Good. Illus. by Black and White photographs.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback.

London: Frederick Warne & Co Spines worn. Boards looking ageworn, Some childish writing on a few pages in some books. Obviously well loved, Beautiful colour plates and black and white drawings in text on art paper. No date believe late forties.One family only! Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Copyright Edition.. Pictorial Card Covers. Good/No D/jacket. Illus. by… Read more about this item

Sunderland: Sunderland Museum and Art Gallery, 1960 32pp. 192 mottos and rhymes.List on inside rear cover of other Museum publications. Staple bound, staples not rusted. No inscriptions. Bright, tight and clean, a lovely copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". First.. Card Covers. Fine. Illus. by Black and White Photographs. Paperback.

London: George G. Harrap, 1908 Boards rubbed and worn, tape repair to spine. Gilt top edges.No inscriptions. Decorative endpapers.8 beautiful colour plates. Black and white drawings in the text, also some full page. Duotone title and contents pages.Decorative endpapers.Many well loved poems by Stevenson, Lewis Carroll, Clement C Moore,( A Visit from St Nicholas),William Rosco (The Butterfly's Ball) and many… Read more about this item

London: Odhams, 1935 Boards rubbed at corners, and at spine extremities.Tape repair at top of spine . 768pp.Coloured Illustrated endpapers. 5 colour illustrations, and many blackand white ones in text.Over 80 well loved children's stories and poems. Stain mark at rear paste downand last page of text.Many illusrations very neatly and lightly coloured in by child owner. Still tight and… Read more about this item

London: William Collins, 1942 8 colour plates,13 illustrations in black/white.Some wear to edges, ends of dust wrapper and boards A clean,tight copy. Jacket not priced. Owner name in ink, dated 1943 on first pastedown and under top of flap. Pastedowns, endpapers, pages, lightly age toned . 48pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". second Edition.. Blue Board, White Type.… Read more about this item

London: Collins, 1946 1st book:8 colour plates,26 illustrations in black/white. Light wear to edges of dust wrapper and spine,last half inch of spine on book and jacket worn away. . A clean, bright,tight copy. Jacket not priced. No inscriptions. 48pp.2nd book English Poets,repint, 1945, Fair,no dustjacket, spine worn, 2 areas missing, no name inscriptions. Handwritten poem, Burns: "Tam i' the… Read more about this item

London: William Collins, 1944 8 colour plates, 26 illustrations in black/white. Light wear to edges of dust wrapper and spine. A bright,tight copy. Jacket not priced.48pp.Second book:The English Poets, .Good/Good1942, dustjacket worn at edges, book spine worn,owner tiny name under flap on first pastedown,dated 1943. 8 colour plates, 13 b/w illustrations. 48pp, some light foxing at rear of book,endpapers, pastedowns… Read more about this item

London: Walker Books Ltd, 1988 Beautiful book. Dustjacket has merest edgewear at top corner, front cover, and is priceclipped. No inscriptions.125pp icluding index. Illustrated Janet Ahlberg endpapers. Maurice Sendak cover. 60 rhymes illustrated bu a different artist e.g.Shirley Hughes, Helen Oxenbury,Nicola Bayley, Emma Chichester-Clarke,Quentin Blake, Jill Murphy, Charlotte Voake, et al. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Square. First..… Read more about this item

London: Gay and Hancock Ltd, 1909 First published October 1909, this copy published November 1909, first reprint. internally clean and bright.180 pp.Lettering on spine slightly faded, also vignette on front cover. Foxing to some pages, (thick paper) and on edges likewise. Offset tanning on fore and end pages.Top board corners lightly bumped. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.… Read more about this item

London: Award Publications Ltd, 2001 Unpaginated. An beautiful book with exquisite colour illustrations throughout. No inscriptions. Illustrated endpapers. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. Glazed Pictorial Boards. Fine/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Lesley Smith. Hard Cover.

London: George Routledge and Sons, 1878 Covers mottled and discoloured by age. Spine is ageworn.Cloth sewn binding. Internally clean and bright.31pp.Profusely illustrated throughout by colour engravings, including centre pages double spread, and dark brown and white drawings on cream paper.One of Routledge's Shilling Toy Books. Last no. is 79 Princess Belle Etoile. No inscriptions. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read more about this item

London: Blackie Green cloth spine., grey rear board. Thread sewn binding. many welll loved rhymes e.g. Matilda and the Matches, Augustus wo would not eat up his Soup, Johnny Head- in-the-Air, etc.Some flaw in paper to some pages. Bright and clean text with full colour traditional illustrations on every page.Pages, 9, 10 and 11 have wide latereral repaired tears to… Read more about this item

London: Frederick Warne and Co. Boards showing signs of age, corners rubbed as are spine extremities. Decorative endpapers(see other images) with first front end page missing. Publisher's advertisement for The Nursery Rhyme Book by Andrew Lang, and again illustrated by L.Leslie Brooke on verso of half title page. Gilt edges. Numerous black and white wonderful illustrations throughout. 10 exquisite colour… Read more about this item

London: Blackie and Son Limited Delightful book. Text and illustrations Very Good, clean, tight and bright. No inscriptions. Book Panel name not filled in. Boards Fair, very worn at edges and age discoloured.Front endpaper tanned,pastedowns also showing signs of age.50 pages. Each alphabet letter and accompanying animal theme picture in colour. Verse and animal pictures in black and white. Heavy… Read more about this item