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This rollicking poetic romp begins with "A Book of Nonsense" (1846), a slew of more-odd-than-bawdy limericks about the Young Lady of Wales, the Old Man of Vienna, and many, many more, all accompanied by the spare, whimsical ink drawings done by Lear himself. Part two urges readers to leap into "Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets" (1871), including the classic "The Owl and the Pussy-cat" and "The Jumblies" (who "went to sea in a Sieve"), along with equally rib-tickling but lesser known selections such as "The Nutcrackers and the Sugar-Tongs." In this section, you'll also discover instructions for how to make Crumbobblious Cutlets, a "Nonsense Botany" guide featuring the Bottlephorkia spoonifolia and the Manypeeplia upsidownia, and "Nonsense Alphabets," strange little poems about quills, rattlesnakes, screws, and other words beginning with letters.
Part three merrily inflicts "More Nonsense Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, &c." (1877) on readers with the well-known plant Washtubbia circularis and more wacky limericks such as "There was an old person of Bar, / Who passed all her life in a jar, / Which she painted pea-green, to appear more serene, / That placid old person of Bar." As icing on a very strange cake, the last section offers "Laughable Lyrics, A Fourth Book of Nonsense Poems, Songs, Botany, Music, &c." (1877), notably including "The Pobble Who Has No Toes." Lear's quirky sense of humor infuses every line of his ever skillful verse, which is often alliterative, and always very silly. Lear, the Laureate of Nonsense, frolics frivolously, and no one should ever go to sea in a Sieve without a copy of this book in tow. (All ages) --Karin Snelson
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Lear, Edward (illustrator). Hardcover. Edward Lear, the 20th child of a London stockbroker, entered the household of Lord Stanley as little more than a servant, but his sense of humour soon made him welcome above stairs and he began to amuse the children with comic drawings and rhymes. This book was first published in 1846. Edward Lear, the 20th child of a London stockbroker, entered the household of Lord Stanley as little more than a servant, but his sense of humour soon made him welcome above stairs and he began to amuse the children with comic drawings and rhymes. This book was first published in 1846. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781857159073
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Book Description Condition: New. Lear, Edward (illustrator). 1992. Hardcover. Edward Lear, the 20th child of a London stockbroker, entered the household of Lord Stanley as little more than a servant, but his sense of humour soon made him welcome above stairs and he began to amuse the children with comic drawings and rhymes. This book was first published in 1846. Illustrator(s): Lear, Edward. Series: Everyman's Library Children's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, b&w illustrations, 2-colour endpapers, bookplate. BIC Classification: YDP. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 210 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506. . . . . . Seller Inventory # V9781857159073
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Book Description Hardback. Condition: New. Lear, Edward (illustrator). New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. Edward Lear, the 20th child of a London stockbroker, entered the household of Lord Stanley as little more than a servant, but his sense of humour soon made him welcome above stairs and he began to amuse the children with comic drawings and rhymes. This book was first published in 1846. Seller Inventory # B9781857159073
Book Description Condition: New. Lear, Edward (illustrator). 1992. Hardcover. Edward Lear, the 20th child of a London stockbroker, entered the household of Lord Stanley as little more than a servant, but his sense of humour soon made him welcome above stairs and he began to amuse the children with comic drawings and rhymes. This book was first published in 1846. Illustrator(s): Lear, Edward. Series: Everyman's Library Children's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, b&w illustrations, 2-colour endpapers, bookplate. BIC Classification: YDP. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 210 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9781857159073