The Annotated Mother Goose.
Clarkson N. Potter, Bramhall House, (1962),"(E)"; red top edge; 8.5x11; 350 pp. Reference history, hardback.
Fascinating footnotes to the common and less common rhymes, telling of each rhyme's origin in the days when "children's" literature did not exist. Many samples of famous illustrators and early woodcuts.
CONDITION: Fine in Very Good jacket; no names, sharp corner, tight; in dw with 1.25 tear on back spine crease and rubs or edge creases all around but no loss of paper. Large books may require additional international shipping. Large books may require additional international shipping. Item #22330
Price: $18.00
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