The Baby's Opera: A Book of Old Rhymes with New Dresses
by Lewis Carroll
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
This is a charming, antique collection of classic nursery rhymes, "THE BABY'S OPERA ~ A Book of Old Rhymes with New Dresses" with "the Music by the Earliest Masters." Circa 1890's (there is no date of publication stated); Frederick Warne & Co.; London. The book is beautifully illustrated in color throughout by WALTER CRANE. There are 36 classic rhymes in all, including favorites such as Jack & Jill, The Mulberry Bush, Bo-Peep, Three Blind Mice, Dickory Dock, Little Jack Horner, Song of Sixpence, Baa! Baa! Black Sheep, etc. - please see the photos for the complete list of contents.
Condition:
Clean covers and spine. Some edge wear along the perimeter of the boards; worn corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Tiny cloth tears at the top edge of the spine. Clean interior with no issues found - the pages nearly appear unread. Overall the book is in Very Good condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6830
- Title
- The Baby's Opera
- Author
- Lewis Carroll
- Illustrator
- Walter Crane
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- aesops fables, walter crane, grimms tales, fairy tales, bedtime stories, nursery rhymes, fables la fontaine, mother goose, andersens tales, hans christian andersen, red riding hood, valentine orson, robinson crusoe
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Classics; Poetry;
Terms of Sale
CraigsClassics
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
CraigsClassics
Biblio member since 2018
Hudson, New Hampshire
About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...