Vintage Hardcover Book Lavender's Blue: A Book of Nursery Rhymes Oxford U. Press

Vintage Hardcover Book Lavender's Blue: A Book of Nursery Rhymes Oxford U. Press Author Kathleen Lines Richly illustrated in colour by Harold Jones. Published by University Press in 1954 Size 10" x 7.5" x .75", weight 25 oz, 180 pages In Fair to Good pre-owned condition. Clean pages, fair binding with stains in back (see picture). No dust cover, blue cloth bound some wear. With its Punch-like clowns, knicker-clad children and beribboned maidens, this comprehensive anthology of well-known nursery rhymes is deliciously old-fashioned. The verses are organized loosely into nine sometimes puzzling categories--including Girls and Boys Come Out to Play, The Lion and the Unicorn, If Ifsstet and Ands--making the index of first lines at the end of the book indispensable for locating a particular favorite. More than 150 rhymes are packed into this book, with Jones's muted, intricately detailed illustrations alternating between full-color and black-and-white drawings. From Bo-Peep to Jack Sprat, from the grand old Duke of York to Mother Goose herself, this compendium of English verses is as familiar and satisfying as Jack Horner's Christmas pie. All ages. (Publisher's Weekly) **** If you’re new to Poshmark - Welcome! Use our sign-up code PROJECT_RELOVE to get $10 off your first purchase.**** All measurements & weights given are approximate, and should be used for reference purposes only. We use recycled materials to ship our products. TB422