The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes
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xxx, 560pp, with numerous black and white illustrations in text. In blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Cloth very slightly rounded at spine tips, else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. In its original, illustrated and laminated dust jacket, not price clipped, very slightly bumped on lower edge. A remarkable work exploring the meaning and origins of over 5000 rhymes, riddles and puzzles; the standard work on the topic.
