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Little songs of long ago : "more old nursery rhymes"

Title
Little songs of long ago : "more old nursery rhymes" / the original tunes harmonized by Alfred Moffat ; illustrated by H. Willebeek le Mair.
Publication
London : Augener Ltd. ; Philadelphia : David McKay, c1912

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TextRestricted use *KH 1912 Little 15-279Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Additional Authors
  • Moffat, Alfred, 1866-1950
  • Willebeek le Mair, H. (Henriëtte), 1889-1966
  • Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905
  • Augener Ltd., publisher.
  • David McKay Company, publisher.
  • Children's Room Collection.
Description
63 p. : ill. (col.), music; 23 x 30 cm
Summary
An illustrated collection of traditional nursery rhymes with accompanying music.
Subject
  • Children's songs
  • Nursery rhymes
  • Nursery rhymes > Musical settings
  • Nursery rhymes, English
  • Songs
Genre/Form
  • Musical settings.
  • Juvenile literature – England – London – 1912.
Note
  • For voice and piano; interlinear words.
  • Decorative borders surround illustrations and music.
  • Illustrations copyright 1912.
  • "Uniform with this volume Our Old Nursery Rhymes 30 illustrations by the same Artist" -- Table of contents.
Provenance (note)
  • Inscribed: in graphite on upper free end leaf, and in ink on upper pastedown, "Polaire Weissman."
Binding (note)
  • Bound in publisher's gilt stamped color printed pictorial tan cloth boards ; with gilt spine.
Contents
Dame get up and bake your pies -- Dance a baby diddy -- Young labs to sell -- Over the hills -- Little Polly Flinders -- The north wind -- Old King Cole -- Dance to your daddy -- I saw three ships -- Curly locks -- London Bridge -- Little jumping Joan -- O dear, what can the matter be -- There came to my window -- The babes in the woods -- Simple Simon -- Where are you going to? -- Lazy sheep -- Three mice went to a hole -- Four and twenty tailors -- See saw Margery Daw -- The crooked man -- Lavender blue -- Little Tom Tucker -- A frog he would a-wooing go -- The spider and the fly -- I had a little nut tree -- Goosey Gander -- A little cock sparrow -- Sleep baby, sleep
Call Number
*KH 1912 Little 15-279
LCCN
88753353
OCLC
656846595
Title
Little songs of long ago : "more old nursery rhymes" / the original tunes harmonized by Alfred Moffat ; illustrated by H. Willebeek le Mair.
Imprint
London : Augener Ltd. ; Philadelphia : David McKay, c1912 ([London] : Edmund Evans)
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Provenance
Inscribed: in graphite on upper free end leaf, and in ink on upper pastedown, "Polaire Weissman." NN
Binding
Bound in publisher's gilt stamped color printed pictorial tan cloth boards ; with gilt spine. NN
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Added Author
Moffat, Alfred, 1866-1950, arranger of music.
Willebeek le Mair, H. (Henriëtte), 1889-1966, ill.
Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905, printer.
Augener Ltd., publisher.
David McKay Company, publisher.
Children's Room Collection.
Other Form:
Online version: Little songs of long ago. London : Augener Ltd. ; Philadelphia : David McKay, c1912 ([London] : Edmund Evans) (OCoLC)875185510
Research Call Number
*KH 1912 Little 15-279
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