Leeson Edward Selected (19 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Collectible-fine. No Jacket. 2nd Printing. Color illustrated cover. 263 indexed pages. Illustrated by Posy Simmonds. Very clean & crisp copy in a like slipcase. Size: 6"x8.5". Posy Simmonds (illustrator).

Condition: Good. VG condition book with slipcase. Content is clean and bright throughout. Free from inscriptions or markings. VG slipcase with little to no wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Slipcase Like New. From the library of Charles Edward Roberts, owner and founder of Wonder Book & Video. With his custom bookplate on front endpage. (Humor, Poetry).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Second printing. Fine in a fine slipcase. Illustrated by Posy Simmonds (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First. A heavy book, extra charges may apply. 'A generous selection of Hardy's prose and poetry . containing long extracts from ten of Hardy's novels, together with seventeen complete short stories and forty poems.' Copies: 2.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 264pp, delicate ills. Almost perfect in like slipcase 264 p. Posy Simmonds (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. The Folio Society 2002. Hardcover with tight binding. Condition: Very Good. Clean and bright text. Includes slipcase in very good condition. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: In Fine Slipcase. A very nice copy without flaw, in fine slipcase, hardcover decorated boards, 6.5 X 9" 263 pages Published 2002. The Folio Book of Humorous Verse brings together some of the best comic verse from both sides of the Atlantic in a collection that will appeal to a broad range of tastes: from saucy limericks, morality tales, inspired silliness, elegant social satire, cynical wit, classic comic songs of the English music halls, there is surely something here for everyone. And, if all else fails, there is always the cat joke. Posy Simmons (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. This Folio Society edition of The Folio Book of Humorous Verse, selected and edited by Edward Leeson with illustrations by Posy Simmonds, is a lively and beautifully produced celebration of comic poetry across the centuries. Elegantly bound and housed in its original slipcase, it reflects the refined craftsmanship typical of Folio Society literary anthologies. Leesonâs selection ranges from sharp epigrams to playful nonsense and witty narrative verse, offering a rich mix of voices and styles. Simmondsâs distinctive illustrations add a warm, mischievous visual charm that complements the humour throughout. A delightful and characterful volume, it makes an excellent addition to any Folio Society collection and a perfect gift for lovers of light verse.…

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Printing. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine copy in blued Slipcase. Excellent condition. Spine very faintly faded - almost imperceptible. A couple of faint marks to slipcase. Illustrations by Posy Simmons. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 263 pages. Brings together the some of the best comic verse on both sides of the Atlantic in a collection that should appeal to a broad range of tastes from saucy limericks, to Lear's inspired silliness, the social satire of Nash and the cynical wisdom of Harry Graham to classic songs of the English music hall.…

Pictorial Cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Thus. Slipcase in Near Fine condition. 23 x 15 cm. 263 pp. Simmonds, Posy (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Type: Book pp xv, 263 No DJ, slip case in as new condition.

Hardcover. First Edition. pp. xv, 263. 8vo. Bound in brightly illustrated cloth over boards. Charming, whimsical, colour illustrations throughout. No detectable flaws to the extremities, contents equally without blemish with bright, clean, and unmarked pages and firm, sound binding; near fine and housed in near fine navy-blue slipcase.…

Condition: Near Fine. London: The Folio Society, 2002. 263 pages. From Henry King by Hilaire Belloc to Resume by Dorothy Parker. Entire book is in lovely clean, unmarked near fine condition. Hard Cover in Slip Case. Near Fine. Illus. by Posy Simmonds. Posy Simmonds (illustrator).

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Printing. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine copy in Near Fine Slipcase. Excellent condition. Illustrations by Posy Simmons. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 263 pages. Brings together the some of the best comic verse on both sides of the Atlantic in a collection that should appeal to a broad range of tastes from saucy limericks, to Lear's inspired silliness, the social satire of Nash and the cynical wisdom of Harry Graham to classic songs of the English music hall.…

Cloth. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book is near fine in a very good ++ jacket with rubbed ends, pp 472, decorative endpapers, map, line drawings, Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

hardcover. Condition: Fine.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine Book. Fine Slipcase. First Edition. 263 pages + xv prelims. Illustrated boards in blue slipcase. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 24 Cm x 17 Cm. Posy Simmonds (illustrator).