Alfred Moffat — Our Old Nursery Rhymes
London, Augener Ltd, 1911. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the colourfully illustrated collection of nursery rhymes for children, composed by Alfred Moffat, and illustrated by Henriette Willebeck le Mair. The first edition of this work. A collection of classic nursery rhymes for children, arranged to music. Including 'Mary Had a Little Lamb', 'Sing a Song of Sixpence', 'Three Blind Mice', 'Humpty Dumpty', 'Georgey Porgy', 'Jack and Jill', 'Little Bo-Peep', 'Hush-a-By Baby', and more. Compiled by Alfred Moffat. Moffat was a Scottish composer who composed 'Abendlied', 'Cherry Ripe', '4 Sonaten', 'Jig and Saraband', and more. Illustrated by H. Willebeek LeMair. LeMair was a Dutch illustrator of children's books. Illustrated with thirty-one full page colour illustrations. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Some light marks to the boards. A very little bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Front hinge is starting but firm. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front pastedown and to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: H. Willebeek le Mair. Very Good Indeed .