Joseph Moorat — Thirty Old-Time Nursery Songs
London, T. C. & E. C Jack Ltd, 1907. Cloth. A charming collection of nursery rhymes from olden times, set to music, and illustrated throughout. Illustrated throughout with many colour figures. A collection of classic nursery rhymes for children set to music, including: Old King Cole, Hey Diddle Diddle, Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill, Little Bo-Peep, and many more. Arranged by Joseph Moorat, a British composer and author. Illustrated by Paul Vincent Woodroffe, a British book illustrator and stained-glass artist. Dated from the British Library. In the original quarter cloth binding with pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, sound with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine with sunning to the board edges. Minor loss and chipping to the board tips with the odd small mark. An ink mark to the rear board. Hinges starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small handling mark or spot. Minor transfer between some of the colour illustrations to facing page. Light spotting and age toning to the endpapers with light tide marks to the front endpapers. Good . Ill.: Paul Woodroffe. Good .