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Price: US$153.70 + shipping
Description: The first edition of Edward Lear's fourth book on nonsense poetry, a popular collection complete with Lear's illustrations throughout. The first edition.A humorous collection of the nonsense poetry and songs of Edward Lear, including many limericks, a form of poetry he popularised.Illustrated by Lear throughout.Edward Lear was a popular illustrator, musician, and author of the Victorian era, best known for this genre of nonsense poetry in the vein of Lewis Carroll. In the original publisher's cloth binding.Externally, with a crack to the rear joint and some light marks to the boards and spine. A little loss to the head and tail of the spine. Light rubbing to the joints and extremities. Minor bumping to the extremities. Spine is a little discoloured. Prior owner's ink inscription to the verso to the front endpaper. Internally, pages are loose, as is usual with a gutta percha binding. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with some odd spots. Good Only
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$165.80 + shipping
Description: Gilt lettering on spine & front board; gilt & black decoration on front board. Pages complete, but gutta-percha binding has perished & the pages are loose - book needs to be rebound. Spine a little browned, with wear to cloth at head & foot, & dull lettering; gilt on front board bright. Used - Acceptable. Poor hardback in decorated red cloth with gilt
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Price: US$185.73 + shipping
Description: The Fourth book of Nonsence Poems etc. HB, 1st ED, unpaginated. Blue cloth boards, gilt and black illustration to front board, gilt lettering to spine. 2 slight red marks to front pastedown, previous owners pencilled signature to half title, some light foxing early and late. Boards are darkened to edges. Spine has been relaid and chipping to corners have also been repaired. These have been well done. A VG copy.
Seller: David Ford Books PBFA, Cley-next-the-Sea, United Kingdom
Price: US$224.15 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1877, 1st ed, VG. In green cloth, corners rubbed. Spine, gilt tooling & titles, edges bumped and worn. Internally, half title, not paginated but 64 leaves, containing, 2 music plates, 10 Botany Plates, 26 Alphabet Plates, and 8 illustrations within text, 1 pl soiled with small repair, text block edges sprinkled red, ink name to fep (Harvey), lacks adverts at end, recased. (Allibone 983). Lear published his last book of nonsense, Laughable Lyrics, which contained some of his finest, but also his saddest songs, including ‘The Pelican Chorus’, ‘The Yonghy-bonghy-bò’, and ‘The Dong with a Luminous Nose’ See ODNB.
Seller: Madoc Books (ABA-ILAB), Llandudno, CONWY, United Kingdom
Price: US$238.21 + shipping
Description: 8vo (21x16.5cm), hardback, separately paginated. Good condition given age. No dustwrapper. Blue with gilt lettering, decoration. General wear, bumped, rubbed, flecked, sunned spine and edges, some fraying to corners and foot of spine, age toned, foxed. New endpapers. Spotting to upper edges, scuff marks Contents good, Nonsense Botany and Nonsense Alphabet printed on one side of the page only. Pictures available on request.
Seller: City Basement Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia