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The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear
by Edward Lear; Holbrook Jackson [editor]
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber, 1947. First edition. Hardback. Very Good/Good. 9" by 6.5". Barnett Freedman. Published to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of Lear's original Book of Nonsense, this copy includes a collection of his work. First thus. Illustrated throughout. Published to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of Lear's Book of Nonsense. Includes a collection of the humorous writings and illustrations of Edward Lear, an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet. With many of his limericks, a form he popularised. Edited with an introduction by George Holbrook Jackson, a British journalist, writer and publisher. With the dust wrapper designed by Barnett Freedman, a British painter, commercial designer, book illustrator, typographer, and lithographer. In the original pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Original price-clipped dust wrapper is sound with light shelf wear and chipping to the extremities. Sunning to the spine and the odd small closed tear. Minor loss to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 885T11
- Title
- The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear
- Author
- Edward Lear; Holbrook Jackson [editor]
- Illustrator
- Barnett Freedman
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1947
- Size
- 9" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- Complete Nonsense Edward Lear Jackson Nonsense
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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