Description |
128 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Summary |
Presents reproductions of a variety of early 19th-century children's books including rhymed alphabets, nursery rhymes, a pictorial grammar, limericks, and nonsense rhymes. |
Contents |
A was an archer -- Nursery novelties -- The history of an applie pie written by z -- The history of the house that Jack built -- The comic adventures of Old Mother Hubbard and her dog -- Who killed Cock Robin? -- The juvenile numerator -- The adventures of Jack and Jill and Old Dame Gill -- The comic adventures of Old Dame Trot and her cat -- Little rhymes for little folks; or, Poetry for Fanny's library -- The paths of learning strewed with flowers; or, English grammar illustrated -- The gaping, wide-mouthed, waddling frog -- Punctuation personified -- Dame Wiggins of Lee and her seven wonderful cats -- Dame Dearlove's ditties for the nursery -- The history of sixteen wonderful old women -- Anecdotes and adventures of fiteen gentlemen. |
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Contents cont'd: Peter Piper's practical principles of plain and perfect pronunciation -- The chapter of kings -- The gamut and time-table in verse -- Peter Prim's pride, or proverbs that will suit the young or the old -- The remarkable adventures of an old woman and her pig -- The little man and the little maid -- Sam Syntax's cries of London -- Aldiborontiphoskyphorniostikos -- The dandies' rout -- Mounseer Nongtongpaw; or the discoveries of John Bull in a trip to Paris. |
Subject |
Children's literature, English.
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Chapbooks, English.
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English literature -- 19th century.
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Literature -- Collections.
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Nursery rhymes.
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Alphabet.
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Chapbooks, English. (OCoLC)fst00852198
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Children's literature, English. (OCoLC)fst00855967
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English literature. (OCoLC)fst00911989
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Kinderreim (DE-588)4163853-0
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Anthologie.
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Englisch.
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Stories in rhyme.
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Nursery rhymes.
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English author.
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Chronological Term |
1800-1899
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Indexed Term |
PRECIS:Nursery rhymes in English - Anthologies |
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Nursery rhymes, English |
Genre/Form |
Bookplates -- England -- 1970-1988.
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Dust jackets -- England -- 1980.
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Paper (fibre product) case bindings -- England -- 1980.
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Publishers' advertisements -- England -- 1980.
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Alphabet books -- England -- 1980.
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Chapbooks -- England -- 1980.
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Children's books -- England -- 1980.
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Facsimile (reproduction) children's books -- England -- 1980.
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Nursery rhymes -- England -- 1980.
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Nursery rhymes. (OCoLC)fst01921725
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Nursery rhymes.
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Library (institution) copies (document genres -- England -- 1960-1989.
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Added Author |
Opie, Peter, author.
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Other Form: |
Online version: Opie, Iona Archibald. A nursery companion (OCoLC)987920810 |
ISBN |
0192122134 |
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9780192122131 |
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