Lear, Edward. The Pobble Who Has No Toes. Locks' Press, Brisbane, 1979.

Price: US$1093.00 + shipping

Description: Folio. (10)ff. One of 60 copies, signed by illustrator and Locks' Press co-founder Margaret Lock. Eight black & white engravings accompany Lear's nonsense poem about a man who has his toes stolen (possibly by mermaids) while swimming across the Bristol Channel. This is the first book of the Locks' Press imprint, which was founded by the husband and wife duo, Fred and Margaret Lock, and focuses on small editions of literary texts that have stood the test of time. Bound in beige canvas, painted black at the spine to give a quarter-bound look, with lithographed endpapers evocative of underwater plants. Engraved paper label to upper cover continues the mermaid motif, as two mermaids recline onto the title text. Light rubbing to head and tail of spine, otherwise fine.

Seller: Bromer Booksellers, Inc., ABAA, Boston, MA, U.S.A.

[LOCK, Margaret] LEAR, Edward. The Pobble Who Has No Toes. Lock's Press, Brisbane, 1979.

Price: US$2002.94 + shipping

Description: Edward Lear's delightful poem is beautifully produced and illustrated by Margaret Locke in this special edition. Signed limited edition of 60 copies on velin Arches paper. Large slim quarto, original cloth with printed paper label, 8 lithographs, illustrated endpapers, edges uncut; a fine copy.

Seller: Rare Illustrated Books, Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW, Australia