The Real Mother Goose (page 1/2)

Some sample images

Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat,
Please to put a penny in an old man’s hat;
If you haven’t got a penny, a ha’penny will do;
If you haven’t got a ha’penny, God bless you! [more...] [$]

Candle Saving

A smiling good-natured bespectacled man wearing a light blue patterned nightgown fastened with a sash and a red and blue bobble-hat holds in his left hand a candlestick with a lighted candle. His right arm is raised with first finger extended as if to make a point. He wears red slippers and [...] [more...] [$]

Pease Porridge Hot

a woman wearing a white apron is carrying a steaming hot pot of porridge; two children each have an empty bowl and a spoon. [more...] [$]

To Make a White cake

OVER THE WATER [more...] [$]

Hot Codlins

HOT CODLINS. [more...] [$]

Images and some text extracts from The Real Mother Goose published by Rand McNally & Co. in Chicago, 1919.

It turns out that there is also a Project Gutenberg edition of this book, although the images are rather small and seem too dark. Let me know if you would like me to scan any of the images.

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The Real Mother Goose (page 1/2)

Some sample images

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