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Edward Lears Book of Nonsense and More Nonsense
by Lear, Edward
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 1853269026
- ISBN 13
- 9781853269028
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Hertfordshire, England: Wordsworth Editions, Limited, 1987. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good+. Lear, Edward. Comprehensive collection of limericks with the original pen-and-ink illustrations of the author. Unpaginated. Orig. published as two separate books in 1846 & 1872, respectively, this is the First Edition combining the works from Wordsworth Editions of Hertfordshire, England, published in 1987 (First, thus). Oblong hardcover 8vo has blue cloth-covered boards lettered in bright gilt to spine. An Ex-Lib copy, with minimal stamps & markings in front matter & to top & bottom outside page edges, it is nonetheless in VG condition: very clean, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white with modest tanning, else unmarked. Tape residue to upper & lower edges of both boards where DJ was affixed. The unclipped DJ is VG+: protected under library mylar, it has virtually no edgewear, but an unsightly area of sticker pull to lower front cover near spine. rubbing to extremities & bumped corners. The DJ is Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Seller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 022475
- Title
- Edward Lears Book of Nonsense and More Nonsense
- Author
- Lear, Edward
- Illustrator
- Lear, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- ISBN 10
- 1853269026
- ISBN 13
- 9781853269028
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions, Limited
- Place of Publication
- Hertfordshire, England
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- LIMERICKS CARTOON ILLUSTRATION ILLUSTRATORS BRITISH SATIRE POETRY LITERATURE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Comic Art/Cartoons/Humor/Animation/Graphic Novels; Illustrated Books/Illustrators; Literature/Literary Criticism/Poetry/Short Stories;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
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- Gilt
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- Rubbing
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- VG
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- Spine
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