Mother Goose Tapa dura - 1978

U. K.: Collins. Good. 1978. Third Printing. Hardcover. 0001381628 . Collins, U. K. 1978 - 3rd impression of 1976 revised edition. 93 pages. No jacket as issued. Good minus cover with very good interior. Cover has light wear to edges, with heavier wear to corners & spine ends (corners are partially bare). Lower spine has several tears and entire spine has been neatly taped. Light soiling/spotting/scufing to cover. Interior pages are unmarked except for name in small nameplate near front. Occasional light spotting is seen and several pages have light wrinkling/creasing. Approx. 3 pages have some light pink splotching/discoloration in a few areas (maybe light crayon markings or water color? ). Delightful illustrations in colour & b/w throughout, including meadow scenes inside covers. Classic Fujikawa illustrations for each of the nursery rhymes. [605]; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

(London: Collins: Copyright 1969) ISBN 0 00 138162 8. Pictorial boards (that is, hard covers) pp. 128 inclusive of the boards (310 x 235 mm). Illustrated by Gyo Fujikawa. Child's name and annotation (somewhat untidy) on page provided. A very good copy in good price-clipped dust-jacket.