Bessie Clift (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Nursery Rhyme Plays. A selection of nursery rhymes to be sun and acted in character. Adapted by Bessie H Clift and arranged into traditional airs with easy accompaniments by WH Clifts. Condition: Discolouration and marks to the cover. Yellowing to pages. Otherwise in good condition. We offer combined postage on multiple items purchased together. LAST CHANCE OFFER THIS LISTING WILL END ON 31.8.26.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good Condition. No Dust Jacket. 3rd Edition. The 'A.L." Series. A Selection of 24 Nursery Rhymes to be sung and acted in character, adapted by Bessie H. Clift and arranged to traditional airs with easy accompaniments by W.H. Clift. Brown illustrated binding. Front flyleaf missiing. 64pp. Content clean, bright and sound with half title page tanned.…

Condition: Fair. 4th Edition. 58 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with decorations. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends.…

Hardcover. Third Edition (The "A.L." Series). pp. 58 + [6 leaves of publisher's advertisements]. Slim 8vo., measuring 16.5 x 21 cm. Illustrated beige cloth over boards with black lettering to the spine depicting a pastoral scene with a young boy playing a trumpet in the background as a young girl listens in the forefound, all set within an intertwined rose border. Comprises of twenty-four musical scores, each accompanied with instructions. Light fraying to the spine ends, some light edgewear, a few very faint spots to the front pastedown, text without blemish; very good. Corresponds to OCLC #36905092 with limited institutional holdings. Note: Date of publication suggested by the Bodleian Library.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. No date. Scarce. Rymes are arranged to traditional airs with easy accompaniments by W.H. Clift. 58 pages. Suggested instructions for performing the various plays. Some very light foxing, Illustrated with music. Pages good condition. End of book contains an interesting select list of Aids and Publications, illustrated teaching aids and games of the period. Green and white endpapers Green cloth with delightful b/w illustrations on upper cover. Black titles. Boards lightly soiled. Light wear along edges. Head/tail of spine an corners bumped. VG. Book.…

Scarce fourth edition in very good condition. Illustrated boards unmarked, square and sound, Endpapers and preliminaries unmarked; a little age toned and very minimally spotted as expected. Musical scores throughout. Printed in Leeds. 58pp plus advertisements to rear. A charming copy from the estate of an employee of the publisher, E.J. Arnold. Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item.…