The Oxford dictionary of nursery rhymes
1975
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A detailed reference book to the histories of more than 500 rhymes and songs, with their parallels, first appearances, origins, and variations. The Opies are unrivalled as authorities on the folklore of childhood.
Main title:
The Oxford dictionary of nursery rhymes / edited by Iona and Peter Opie.
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Imprint:
London : Oxford University Press, 1975.
Collation:
xxvii,467p.,[20] leaves of plates,[4]p. of plates : ill., facsims. ; 23cm.
Notes:
Originally published: Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1951.Includes index.
ISBN:
9780198691112
Local class:
821.008
Language:
English
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BRN:
417179