OUR NURSERY RHYMES 1904 TO 1924

Published by Privately Printed,, England, 1924

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First Edition. Hardback. 8vo. pp 62. Frontis ('Aline and Nina' a mother and child) and 8 other b/w photos some taken in Ireland. Presentation copy 'To Florita and Guy from Uncle.' This is a niece Florita Catherine (Grenfell) St. Aubyn (abt. 1872 - 1925) married to Guy Stewart St. Aubyn. Uncle = the author Francis Wallace Grenfell (1841 -1925) Original publisher's light blue cloth lettered gilt on spine and on front cove. A collection of family poems mostly by Francis Wallace Grenfell. Field Marshal, 1st Baron Grenfell and Lord Grenfell of Kilvey, After serving in South Africa, Egypt and the Sudan, and as Governor of Malta, he became Commander in Chief of the British Forces in Ireland, and retired with the rank of Field Marshal. Many of the poems are addressed to his late wife Lady Margaret Aline Majendie Grenfell 1873-1911 (aged 38) and his Madelina Victoria Margaret "Nina" Grenfell Lucas 1904–1982 and also sons Pascoe and Arthur. There are also very sweet poems about their nanny, the death of their tortoise Pascoe's lost dog, Nina's doll and Children's Christmas parties. Very rare, unknown to WorldCat etc., Francis Wallace Grenfell (1st Baron Grenfell) was an older cousin to Lord Desborough (William Grenfell), making him a great-uncle to the WW1 poet Julian Grenfell.Julian Grenfell (1888–1915), known for his famous WWI poem "Into Battle", was the son of Lord Desborough. Other Relatives: Francis Wallace Grenfell was also the great-uncle of the identical twin brothers Francis Grenfell (the Victoria Cross recipient) and Riversdale Grenfell, both of whom were killed in action early in World War I and are commemorated in a book by John Buchan. Very good indeed.…

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Title
OUR NURSERY RHYMES 1904 TO 1924
Author
FRANCIS WALLACE GRENFELL (1841 -1925)
Publisher
Privately Printed,, England
Publication year
1924
Condition
Very Good
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Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st Edition

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