[Rarebooks] FS: OXFORD BOOK OF POETRY FOR CHILDREN

[Gerard Gormley]

For your kind consideration ---


Blishen, Edward (Compiler)~.  OXFORD BOOK OF POETRY FOR
CHILDREN~.  NY NY, USA: Franklin Watts, 1963.  Keywords: Color
illustrations by Brian Wildsmith (winner of 1962 Kate Greenaway
medal).  'humor of all shades, ballads, poems of mystery,
delicate tales of fairy, songs of the sea & nature & people, with
here & there the jingle or limerick & always the element of
surprise -- Children's book -- Illustrated -- Poetry -- Younger
Readers -- English language.  First (stated).  Hardcover.  DJ,
price intact.  Publisher's full cloth.  10" tall.  Book NF:
lightest bumping to top fore-corners & spine-top/bottom, light
foxing to leaf-edges.  DJ VG-NF: light to moderate rubbing to
fore-corners, joints, & spine-top/bottom (small tears to latter);
3 small closed tears.  DJ pluses: absolutely no rubbing,
scratching or scoring to front, spine or back.  [DIGITAL JPEG
IMAGE (2.5) AVAILABLE PROMPTLY ON REQUEST].  [BURLINGAME]  B134~.
US$80.-




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