Nursery Rhymes of Gloucestershire

BERRYMAN, E.R.P & LITTLETON, Noreen (Illus.)

Verlag: Longsmith Books, Gloucester, Uk, 1971

Beschreibung

Published: 1971. Limited edition. No.316. Signed by author. Signed by Norren Litleton, illustrator. DESCRIPTION: Folio with white illustrated DJ over white boards. Calligraphy and illustrations both full page and in text to accompany each rhyme by Noreen Littleton. Map endpapers. Language: English. Book Condition: Very Good: Minor wear to corners, edges and spine. Minor blemishes to boards. Tightly bound with clean intact endpapers and strong hinges. Clean unmarked pages. Illustrator signature to title page. Edition number to upper right corner of title page. DJ Condition: Good: Light wear, creasing and chipping to upper and lower edges. Neat repair to rear fold over edge. Minor small neat tape repairs to reverse side of some corners Pages Unpaginated. pp74. Size: 41cm by 29.5cm. AUTHOR: Berryman, a regular officer in the Indian Army.Leaving his wife and young family at home in England was understandably a wrench, so he penned the nostalgia tinged rhymes for his son.The idea of doing so was suggested to him by his wife who was familiar with a book of childrens verses by Eleanor Farjeon called The Nursery Rhymes of London Town.A collection of Berrymans rhymes came to the attention of Dr Lee-williams, the organist of Gloucester Cathedral.He found them charming and so set the words to music and published a private edition, which was circulated to schools in the city in the 1930s.The Berryman/ Lee-williams collaboration proved to be such a success that a Gloucester publishing company brought out a commercially available collection, which sold well and was reprinted a number of times.Wider recognition was achieved when four of Berrymans verses were set to music by Eileen OMalley and published by Boosey & Hawkes.In the late 1960s, The NurseryRhymes of Gloucestershire was republished.Reaching a new generation of local children it enjoyed a second successful outing.Then in 1984 Berrymans son, for whom the rhymes were written, offered the copyright to the Clic charity, which was then raising money to build the Gloucestershire Special Adventure Playground at Seven Springs, near Coberley.Consequently another edition was published, again with success, introducing the verses that were then around 100 years old to a new audience POSTAGE: PLEASE NOTE - This is a heavy item and may require additional postage for overseas deliveries. We will contact you if additional charges are required. Please see our postage policy on our shop front for more information. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 10268

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Nursery Rhymes of Gloucestershire

Verlag: Longsmith Books, Gloucester, Uk

Erscheinungsdatum: 1971

Einband: Hardcover

Illustrator: LITTLETON, Noreen

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good

Signiert: Signed by author