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Nursery Rhymes -- Men of Gotham, bakers shopNursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- Three Wise Men of Gotham went to sea in a bowl, and if the bowl had been stronger, my song would have been longer
Nursery Rhyme -- The Carrion Crow. A tailor sits sewing, and is irritated by a carrion crow making a noise in a tree. He aims at the crow with his crossbow
Nursery Rhymes -- accident, children in rainNursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- an accident on a country road involving a pedestrian and a horse-drawn cart. Below -- a girl and boy shelter under a tree during a shower of rain
Nursery Rhymes -- children on ice, lady at grocer sNursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- three children sliding on the ice. Below -- a lady at the grocers counter. Date: early 20th century
Nursery Rhymes -- Knave and Queen of HeartsNursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- the Knave of Hearts takes a tart. Below -- the Queen of Hearts making her tarts. Date: early 20th century
Nursery Rhymes -- cutting skirt, mouse-drawn cartNursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- There was an old woman, as I ve heard tell, she went to market her eggs for to sell; she went to market all on a market day
Nursery Rhymes -- washday, horse and crowNursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- a man and a woman on wash day. Below -- a crow startles a horse so much that the two riders are thrown off. Date: early 20th century
Nursery Rhymes -- foxhunters, Mary in her gardenNursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Three foxhunters find a hedgehog (above). Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow? (below) Date: early 20th century
Nursery Rhymes -- blowing horn, foxhuntingNursery Rhymes, two illustrations. A man in blue pyjamas blows a horn in the snow by the light of the moon (above). Three men go foxhunting (below). Date: early 20th century
Nursery Rhymes -- fox in the snowNursery Rhymes -- a fox walking through a snowy landscape by moonlight. Date: early 20th century
Nursery Rhymes -- man watching pigs in a styNursery Rhymes -- a man watching pigs in a sty. In the first illustration the pigs are plump and happy, but in the second they are thin and crying. Date: early 20th century
Nursery Rhymes -- F, I, ZNursery Rhymes -- three illustrations for three letters of the alphabet. Showing a man ploughing a field, a white mouse sitting on someones hand with a head of wheat
Nursery Rhymes -- bull and dog, cockerelNursery Rhymes -- two illustrations, showing a bull tossing an unfortunate dog into the air, and a cock crowing at sunrise, waking all the farmyard animals. Date: early 20th century
Nursery Rhymes -- Hush-a-Bye Baby on the Tree Top. Showing a cute little child sitting in a hammock with toys. circa 1920s
Nursery Rhymes -- Little Bo Peep, Simple SimonNursery Rhymes. Little Bo Peep with her sheep (above). Simple Simon fishing in a bucket (below). Date: early 20th century
Nursery Rhymes -- monkey, horse and cart, butcherNursery Rhymes -- three illustrations, showing a monkey falling from a tree, a horse pulling a cart full of sacks, and a butcher who has cut his hand on a knife. Date: early 20th century
Nursery Rhymes -- Tom the Pipers Son. Tom with his pipe did play with such skill, that those who heard him could never keep still; as soon as he played they began for to dance
Nursery Rhymes -- A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go. A white cat catches Uncle Rat (above), and a white goose catches the Frog (below). Date: early 20th century
Cover design, Mother Goose Rhymes -- a cute little girl and boy, sitting by a potted plant with a plate of strawberries. Date: circa 1920s
Nursery Rhymes -- Robin RedbreastNursery Rhymes -- The Wedding of Robin Redbreast and Jenny Wren. Three guests (above), and Robin with his best man, the Bullfinch (below). Date: early 20th century
Nursery Rhymes -- Mulberry BushNursery Rhymes -- Here we go round the mulberry bush, The mulberry bush, the mulberry bush, Here we go round the mulberry bush, On a cold and frosty morning. Date: early 20th century
Nursery Rhymes -- Ride a Cock HorseNursery Rhymes. An unidentified one (above), showing a man with a brush running into another mans bedroom. Below is a scene illustrating Ride a Cock Horse, showing the fine lady on her white horse
Nursery Rhymes -- Old Mother Hubbard, Peter PiperNursery Rhymes. Old Mother Hubbard (above) -- She went to the tavern for white wine and red, and when she came back the dog stood on his head
Nursery Rhymes -- Jolly Miller, Tom ThumbNursery Rhymes. Above, the Jolly Miller, carrying a sack. Below, a woman sits at a table, watching Tom Thumb riding a tiny horse. Date: early 20th century
Nursery Rhymes -- Old Mother Hubbard. She went to the tailors to buy him a coat, but when she came back he was riding the goat. Date: early 20th century
Nursery Rhymes -- Golden EggNursery Rhymes -- two scenes from the Goose that laid the Golden Egg, showing Mother Goose and her owl outside her cottage (above), and two men on a country road with the golden egg (below)
Cover design, Nursery Rhymes, showing Mother Goose flying through the air. Date: early 20th century
Mother Goose illustration -- There was an old woman, as I ve heard tell, she went to market her eggs for to sell... and she fell asleep upon the Kings Highway
Cover design, Mother Goose, showing Humpty Dumpty on his wall with a large spoon in his hand and toy soldiers below. Date: 1915
Mother Goose illustration -- a smiling miller with his windmill in the background. Date: 1915
Nursery Rhymes -- couple arguing, blacksmithNursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- an elderly couple argue in a bare room, with bags of gold and silver on the floor
Nursery Rhymes -- goblin and bats, bird stealing pipeNursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- a goblin and bats flying about the night sky by moonlight. Below -- a bird steals a plump mans pipe. Date: early 20th century
Nursery Rhymes -- daffodil lady, giant on sea shoreNursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- a lady dressed as a daffodil is pulled along by three white mice. Below -- an ugly giant stands on the sea shore
Nursery Rhymes -- Little Polly Flinders sat among the cinders. Date: circa 1920s
Nursery Rhymes -- man on horse, royal sceneNursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- a black man riding a horse down the street. Below -- a royal scene. Date: early 20th century
Nursery Rhymes -- two birds, man and chimneyNursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- a white cockatoo and a black crow. Below -- a man clings to a chimney. Date: early 20th century
Nursery Rhymes -- three illustrations. A man in a room full of mice reaches for a plate of meat on a shelf. A bridegroom wheels his bride along the road in a wheelbarrow. A frog eats a worm
Nursery Rhymes -- Jack Sprat, man in forestNursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- Jack Sprat could eat no fat, his wife could eat no lean. Below -- a man in a forest in a green costume. Date: early 20th century
Nursery Rhymes -- Babes in the Wood. Date: early 20th century
Nursery Rhymes -- baby and drummer, lionNursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- a royal baby in a cradle is entertained by a drummer. Below -- an old lion lies on the ground. Date: early 20th century
Nursery Tale - Baby Bunting - BewitchedNursery Tale - Baby Bunting - Baby Bunting Bewitched and turned into a white rabbit. Date: 1880
Nursery Tale - Fighting for the Crown - Lion and the Unicorn Date: 1880
Nursery Tale - The Fairy Fountain - Jack and Jill reach the water source at the summit of the hill - their downfall is imminent... Date: 1880
Nursery Tale - Humpty Dumpty - HD takes a nasty fall and it is unlikely that all the Kings Horses or indeed all the Kings Men will be able to exact a repair... Date: 1880
Nursery Tale - Four and Twenty Blackbirds - the birds burst out of the pie. Date: 1880
Little Bo Peep has lost her sheepLittle Bo Peep thinks shes lost her sheep but theyre actually right behind her. c. 1910
The King admires his blackbird pieSing a song of six pence, a pocket full of rye, four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie c. 1910
Little Jack Horner sitting in the cornerLittle boy sitting down with a large pie on his lap. Its five past twelve so it must be lunchtime. c. 1910