The Book Of Nonsense
by Lear, Edward
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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by LEAR, EDWARD
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London: T.McLean ., 1855. Second edition. Hardcover. Good. Not dated but circa 1855. Second edition, second issue. Rebound in half leather with marble boards circa 1900, retaining the original lithographic front cover/title page with ‘New Edition’ in top right corner, publisher T.McLean in lower right corner.. Lithographed throughout with pictorial title 'Old Derry Down Derry' and 71 of… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Frederick Warne, 1980. First Thus . Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 112 illustrations and limericks in facsimile colour. Hardback: vg dj, spine is slightly faded, red cloth with bright gilt lettering, light spot on the half title otherwise pages are clean, vg+. wide 4to, unpaginated. Introduction by BRYAN HOLME who donated the book this facsimile… Read more about this item Item Price
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[LEAR, Edward].
A Book of Nonsense by Derry Down Derry. [London: T. McLean, 1855]. Oblong 8vo, [73] leaves. Blue cloth with spine stamped in gilt. Pale yellow endpapers; hand-lithographed illustrations on every page. Hinges (outer and inner) expertly mended, light edgewear, cloth lightly soiled and rubbed, slight foxing throughout, else a clean, tight copy of this exceedingly rare book.
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London & New York: Frederick Warned And Company & Scribner, Welford And Company, 1870. Hardcover. Quarter brown morocco and marbled boards. Very good. Lear, Edward. Unpaginated. 25 x 22.5 cm. Host of color plated by Edmund Evans printed recto or verso only. Two owner inscriptions free front endpaper one dated 1876. Some small repairs, plates bright and clean.… Read more about this item Item Price
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[LEAR, Edward].
A Book of Nonsense by Derry Down Derry. [London: T. McLean, 1855]. Oblong 8vo, [73] leaves. Blue cloth with spine stamped in gilt. Pale yellow endpapers; hand-lithographed illustrations on every page. Hinges (outer and inner) expertly mended, light edgewear, cloth lightly soiled and rubbed, slight foxing throughout, else a clean, tight copy of this exceedingly rare book.
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A Book of Nonsense
by Lear, Edward
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London: Warne, 1980. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. First edition thus. Quarto hardback Facsimile of the rare colour illustrated Metropolitan Museum of Art copy (c.1870). 60 pp. 112 colour illustrations Very Good+ condition in Very Good dust jacket.
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A Book of Nonsense
by Edward Lear
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London: David Campbell Publishers Ltd, 1992 Book. Illus. by The Author. Very Good. Green Cloth Boards. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Everyman's Library, Children's Classics edition. 287pp illustrated with black and white drawings. Green cloth cover with gilt lines and lettering and colour drawing glued on. Black and gilt design and lettering to spine. Green ribbon… Read more about this item Item Price
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by Edward Lear
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London: Frederick Warne and co, c1880. Cloth. Good Only. 10" by 8.5". Edward Lear. An early edition of Edward Lear's charmingly illustrated and much-loved work, The Book of Nonsense. The twenty-fifth edition. Collated, complete. The binding is somewhat compromised to this copy, but the pages remain extremely bright. … Read more about this item Item Price
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Frederick Warne, London, n.d. ca. 1875. Coloured frontispiece (with 2 illustrated Limericks), coloured pictorial title and 83 colour illustrated Limericks on 40 leaves. The 40 leaves printed on one side only and bound back to back, each group interleaved with a blank. Thus 85 coloured illustrations and not 88 as stated on the cover. However the volume collates correctly; these… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Book of Nonsense
by LEAR, Edward (1812-1888)
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London: Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1863. [Children's Illustrated] FOURTEENTH EDITION. Oblong (15 x 23cm), pp.[4] 112. Printed on the recto of each leaf only. All the original illustrations and verses, plus some new ones. Rebound in the mid twentieth century in brown half cloth with the original yellow illustrated cover laid over the upper board. Leaves a little marked… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Book of Nonsense
by Edward Lear
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London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1905. Cloth. Good. 8.5" by 10". Edward Lear. A charming copy of Edward Lear's profusely illustrated and much-loved work, The Book of Nonsense. Collated complete from copac. Profusely illustrated by Lear throughout. Edward Lear was an English artist, illustrator, author and poet, known for popularising the genre… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Book of Nonsense
by Edward Lear
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London: Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1862 . Cloth. Fair. 8.5" by 5.5". Edward Lear. An early edition of artist and illustrator Edward Lear's popular work of 'literary nonsense'. Lacking the title page.With a humorous illustration to each of the one-hundred and eleven leaves that make up this work.First published in 1846, Lear's volume of limerick's helped to define… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Book of Nonsense
by Lear, Edward
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London: Warne: 1980. 1980. Hardcover. 4to. hardcover. One hundrend and twelve illustrations and limericks in facsimile colour. very good, small owner's name on fep. / very good+ d/w. . Item Price
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The book of nonsense : comprising one hundred and twelve humorous illustrations / by Edward Lear
by Lear, Edward (1812-1888)
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London : Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & co., 1890. Leighville Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in original gilt-blocked cloth with some wear and tear as with age (front board loose and the front pages loosely inserted). Remains well-preserved overall; bright and clean. Provenance; from the library of Cefntilla with its armorial bookplate. Physical description; 233 pages. Subjects; Limericks. Humourous illustrations.… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Book of Nonsense
by Lear, Edward
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NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.. 1980. Hardcover. 0870992414 . 112 illustrations and limericks by Lear in facsimile color. Reprinted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art from their rare book collection. Introduction by Bryan Holme. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Item Price
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A Book of Nonsense (Everyman Paperbacks)
by Lear, Edward
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A Book of Nonsense
by Lear, Edward
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New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1980. Hardcover. Unpaginated. 4to. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and front board. Colour illustrations. Light shelfwear; very good+ in very good, lightly rubbed dustjacket with protective brodart sleeve.
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A Book of Nonsense
by Lear, Edward (illustrated By P Mark Jackson)
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- 1996
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Surrey: Dragon's World, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. P Mark Jackson. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean. Text block clean, and white. Feels very gently read. The pages are crisp and unmarked. Fine condition. The Jacket has retained it's… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Book Of Nonsense
by Edward Lear
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- 2002
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London: Routledge. As new. 2007 reprint. . Fine. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. 2002. Item Price
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A Book of Nonsense
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