15. Dame Dearloves's Ditties for the Nursery, so wonderfully contrived that they may be either sung or said by Nurse or Baby, wood-engraved title vignette and 12 illustrations coloured by hand, original printed wrappers, slightly stained, [Moon 177 (4)], 8vo, John Harris , [c.1834].
est. £500 – £750
This collection of rhymes originally appeared under the title Original Ditties. It includes the first appearance of "A farmer went trotting upon his grey mare", and an original version of "A frog he would a-wooing go". Mrs. Moon lists four editions of this title, locating seven copies in all, including the present one.