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A Cat Came Fiddling song poems Paul Kapp 1st Harcourt 1956 Burl Ives intro cm1399
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A Cat Came Fiddling and Other Rhymes of Childhood, Adapted and made into songs by Paul Kapp. Illustrated by Irene Haas. Introduction by Burl Ives. Published by Harcourt Brace and Company, New York, 1956. Stated first edition.
The book is oversize hardback and is 80 pages containing 57 rhymes set to music. Each page has a charming black and white illustration by Irene Haas.
Ives states in his introduction that Kapp has his ear tuned to the time childhood...and that the songs sound like they had always been sung and never written.
Condition is hardback with slightly worn corners. No dust jacket. Boards have red cloth binding and childlike printed wall paper. Inside is clean and without damage. Pages are light cream which may be the natural color of the paper. Too even to be age related. The photos were taken at night and lighting was not great.
Some of the songs included are:
Six little mice sat down to spin
Pussycat mole
John Cook
Johnny shall have a new bonnet
Dance, Thumbkin, Dance
A Cat came fiddling out of a barn
Two little dicky birdsAbout shipping for books:
I am editing all book listings to show shipping via Media Mail within the US only. Shipping to Canada will be Canada to Canada airmail. Since I live in Canada shipping from the US is not a daily occurrence and it may be up to 2 weeks before I can ship.. Then again it may be next day. It all depends on when I was last there. Canadian orders are 1-3 days per my normal delivery. If you want faster shipping please email me before purchase and I will edit the listing for you.
eae
The book is oversize hardback and is 80 pages containing 57 rhymes set to music. Each page has a charming black and white illustration by Irene Haas.
Ives states in his introduction that Kapp has his ear tuned to the time childhood...and that the songs sound like they had always been sung and never written.
Condition is hardback with slightly worn corners. No dust jacket. Boards have red cloth binding and childlike printed wall paper. Inside is clean and without damage. Pages are light cream which may be the natural color of the paper. Too even to be age related. The photos were taken at night and lighting was not great.
Some of the songs included are:
Six little mice sat down to spin
Pussycat mole
John Cook
Johnny shall have a new bonnet
Dance, Thumbkin, Dance
A Cat came fiddling out of a barn
Two little dicky birdsAbout shipping for books:
I am editing all book listings to show shipping via Media Mail within the US only. Shipping to Canada will be Canada to Canada airmail. Since I live in Canada shipping from the US is not a daily occurrence and it may be up to 2 weeks before I can ship.. Then again it may be next day. It all depends on when I was last there. Canadian orders are 1-3 days per my normal delivery. If you want faster shipping please email me before purchase and I will edit the listing for you.
eae
CA, British Columbia
