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The Oxford dictionary of nursery rhymes

1975
Book
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.
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Bury LibraryAdult Non-Fiction Reserve398.8 OPIAvailable
Main title:
The Oxford dictionary of nursery rhymes / edited by Iona and Peter Opie.
Imprint:
London : Oxford University Press, 1975.
Collation:
xxvii,467p.,[20] leaves of plates,[4]p. of plates : ill., facsims. ; 23cm.
Notes:
Reprinted with corrections: 1977.Originally published: Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1951.Includes index.
ISBN:
9780198691112
Dewey class:
398.8398.8398.8 OPI
LC class:
PZ8.3
Local class:
R 398
Language:
English
Index terms:
Nursery rhymes in English AnthologiesNursery rhymes in English
BRN:
41143
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