The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes
by OPIE, Iona and Peter (eds.)
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1951. Octavo (23cm). Blue cloth, titled in gilt, in beige and orange jacket; [xxviii],467,[1]pp. Bookplates of Edna Voigt and James G. Mead. Gently rubbed, minor browning to plates and endpapers: Very Good. Jacket price-clipped, mended with tear at verso of spine ends, browned at spine and flap folds: Good.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 59776
- Title
- The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes
- Author
- OPIE, Iona and Peter (eds.)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Clarendon Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1951
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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