MORE NONSENSE
by Lear, Edward
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London & New York: Frederick Warne & Co, 1888. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Lear's Classic Nonsense Rhymes and Marvellous illustrations. First Edition, Title page dated 1888. Landscape Format Book, 8 3/4" Tall x 10 1/2" Wide. Brown Cloth cover with Bright Gilt and Black lettering Illustrated with hilarious little characters on front and spine. Edges Beveled. Title Page illustrated with 2 Gentlemen looking at a top hat. 109 Pages + Publisher's adverts. Cloth worn at corners. Some edge wear. Hinges sound & Binding firm. No inscriptions. Only a very occasional small spot of foxing, pages in very good condition. Book weighs 1.3 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be a little extra. ( "The Book of Nonsense" also available, I'm happy to offer a quantity discount on the 2) Please ask if you would like any more pictures, information or a shipping quote.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cornish Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011723
- Title
- MORE NONSENSE
- Author
- Lear, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne & Co
- Place of Publication
- London & New York
- Date Published
- 1888
- Keywords
- HUMOR/HUMOUR & CARTOONS/NONSENSE/ILLUSTRATED BOOKS/ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S BOOKS/CHILDREN'S CLASSICS/EDWARD LEAR/
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Cornish Books
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Penzance, Cornwall
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