New York: Clarkson Potter, (1980) dj. Hardcover first edition - Supposedly the first publication of an intriguing ancient French manuscript, translated and annoted by de Kay - until you try reading it out loud! You don't really need to know a word of French to enjoy this book (the translations are at the back, though) Bibliography, index. Frontispiece. 48 pp. ISBN: 0-517-540819.

Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., 1966. Hardcover first edition - A title in the Whitman Small World Library series. Nursery rhymes with full-color illustrations and smaller pictorial descriptions of hand and finger movements to act out each poem. Large format, unpaginated.

New York: Crowell, (1972) dj. Hardcover first edition - Classic nursery rhymes meant to be sung to babies, complete with musical notation and illustrated in full color by William Stobbs. Slightly oversized format. Index of first lines and index of titles. 190 pp. ISBN: 0-690112831.

nd (ca 1915). Hardcover - Vintage children's board book - 12 illustrated panels on heavy card stock, each with one nursery rhyme, folded accordion style. Rubbing and wear, and some fraying to cloth holding boards together, but still bright and attractive. No publication information, but cover illustration has Russell's name in the lower corner. 8 3/4 by 11 1/4 inches.

New York: Harper & Row, (1965.). Hardcover - Very cool childrens book by Maurice Sendak, Fully illustrated pages with pencil and pen and colored with pencil. Includes 2 nursery rhymes and as usual with Sendak, the pictures tell one possible story behind the simple words - for example, why 'the queen did not like him / no more did the king. '

Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 1992. dj. Hardcover first edition - A delightful book - ryhmes with a punch, created by children to respond to taunts, to lament the drudgery of school, and to have a quick reply. An example is one of the "Grace"s: "Bless the meat, damn the skin, Open your mouth, And cram it in." Sendak's illustrations are among his best - Small format. 160 pp. ISBN: 1-56402-0460.

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, (2007.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - SIGNED by the illustrator, Rosemary Wells, on the half-title page. A collection of little-known nursery rhymes collected and with an introduction by renowned folklorist Iona Opie, beautifully illustrated in full color by the award-winning artist Rosemary Wells. Meet some unknown characters - Mrs Whirly the Fish Fryer, the Wee Melodie Man and many others - and hear some unfamilliar ryhmes in this unique collection for all ages. Square format, unpaginated. ISBN: 9780763636555.