Edward Lear's Book of Nonsense
by Lear, Edward
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0460044990
- ISBN 13
- 9780460044998
- Seller
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Manlius, New York, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover Book in Dust Jacket. Binding square and tight and contents clean and bright. Jacket shows gentle rubbing and a lightly sunned spine and is now enclosed in a removable mylar protective sleeve. "A selection of Lear's best limericks and illustrations faithfully reproduced in colour from the 1870 edition" First Thus.
Synopsis
Edward Lear (1812 - 1888) was an English writer of nonsense, the most famous piece of which is The Owl and the Pussycat. He is also credited with popularizing the limerick, though there was some speculation as to whether his patron, the Earl of Derby, simply used Lear as a pseudonym for his own writings. Lear was also a successful illustrator and even spent some time tutoring Queen Victoria in drawing before his improper behaviour had him thrown out of court.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Limestone Village Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1538
- Title
- Edward Lear's Book of Nonsense
- Author
- Lear, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover Book in Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0460044990
- ISBN 13
- 9780460044998
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1980
- Pages
- 48
- Size
- 16 cm x 24 cm
- Keywords
- British Isles; Children's poetry, English; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Form; General; History; Humor; Limericks & Verse; Nonsense verses; Nonsense verses, English; Poetry
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
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- Sunned
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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