The Puffin Book of Nursery Rhymes by Iona and Peter Opie

The Puffin Book of Nursery Rhymes

by Iona and Peter Opie

Penguin, 1972, illustrated with line drawings in text, paperback

Very Good Condition, some edge and shelf wear, some rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, no inscriptions, sunned spine (see photographs)

“Mr and Mrs Opie have been collecting and studying the lore of childhood for nearly twenty years.  They are the editors of The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes, which gives the histories of the rhymes, and The Oxford Nursery Rhyme Book, which brings together 800 traditional rhymes.  They also wrote the Lore and Language of Schoolchildren.
Their work has brought them world-wide recognition, and several awards.”