Author Edward Lear, Used (32 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good DJ. 3rd Printing. Chatto & Windus 1940 3rd Printing Near Fine/Good DJ Light tip wear and faint age toning to light blue and olive green boards o/w Fine. Tight lightly tanned illustrated pages. 61 pages. Some age toning to light blue illustrated clipped chipped and mended dust jacket.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

hardcover. First Edition. Foxing to upper edge, else VG+ in a VG+, price-clipped Dust Jacket. Third Impression.

First Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 237 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm.Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-229) and index. Subjects; Lear, Edward 1812-1888. Lear, Edward 1812-1888 Travel Italy. Drummond, Maldwin Travel Italy. Drummond, Maldwin. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 237 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. ; 27 cm. Bibliography: p. 225-229. Subjects: Lear, Edward 1812-1888. Drummond, Maldwin - Travel - Italy, Southern. Poets, English - 19th century ; Diaries. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. LEAR, Edward (illustrator). Seventh Impression. 61pp, well illustrated by LEAR, green cloth, spine faded, ownership signature inside front board o/w good, Chatto and Windus, London, 1953.

First Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 237 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm.Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-229) and index. Subjects; Lear, Edward 1812-1888. Lear, Edward 1812-1888 Travel Italy. Drummond, Maldwin Travel Italy. Drummond, Maldwin. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 237 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. ; 27 cm. Bibliography: p. 225-229. Subjects: Lear, Edward 1812-1888. Drummond, Maldwin - Travel - Italy, Southern. Poets, English - 19th century ; Diaries. 1 Kg.

zx623 This is a collectors Royal Mail official postcard souvenir of this self portrait of Edward Lear?to celebrate the?first day issue of the stamp from 1988 of the stamp designed by The Partners and showing on reverse the design history etc information with year and publishers etc making this a stunning Edward Lear collectors souvenir unused and mint (same as brand new).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Hardcover. Quarter binding with dark gray cloth over boards and lighter gray cloth with gold lettering on spine. Color frontispiece with tissue. Title page dated 1911. 391 pages with feathered edges. Top edges gilt. In very good condition. There is light shelf wear at the edges of the boards and head and foot of spine, with bumping around corners. The front free endpaper has the name of a previous owner written in ink (looks like Elsa J. Brill). Pages are clean and bright, with 83 illustrations. Binding is square and tight.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Duffield & Company, no date. Tight and clean. Spine has inch and one-half spot of discoloration. Some interior pages have foxing.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

9th edition. Good copy in the original title and gilt-blocked cloth. Spine and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Inside remains bright and clear. Title page somewhat torn from bottom. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; xviii, 11-144 pages : illustrations, music ; 23 cm. Contents; Nonsense songs: The owl and the pussycat -- The duck and the kangaroo -- The daddy long-legs and the fly -- The Jumblies -- The nutcrackers and the sugar-tongs -- Calico pie -- Mr. and Mrs. Spikky Sparrow -- The broom, the shovel, the poker, and the tongs -- The table and the chair -- The dong with a luminous nose -- The two old bachelors -- The pelican chorus -- The yonghy-bonghy-bo -- The pobble who has no toes -- The new vestments - Mr. and Mrs. Discobbolos (first part) -- The quangle-wangle's hat -- The cummerbund -- The akond of swat -- Incidents in the life of my Uncle Arly -- Eclogue written at Cannes. Nonsense stories: The story of the four little children who went round the world -- The history of the seven families -- The heraldic blazon of Foss the cat -- The duck and the kangaroo. Subjects; Children's poetry, English. Nonsense literature, English. English wit and humor. English language Alphabet ; Juvenile literature. Nonsense verses ; Juvenile literature. 3 Kg.

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. 1951 printing. A small slim hardback volume in Acceptable to Good condition, boards and spine rather grubby and darkened, interior clean and bright. No dustjacket, believed as issued. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). BUYERS OUTSIDE UK please also note the following: 1. shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel 2. many countries apply import or other taxes - these are the buyers responsibility; we may ask for extra payment to cover any taxes which we have to pay 'up front' on the buyer's behalf.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. (correspondence, 19th century) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. First American Edition. xi, 366 pages; illustrations; appendix, index; Two tone green cloth binding, gilt lettering on the spine. Edward Lear (1812-1888) was an English artist, illustrator, author and poet. He is best known for his 'literary nonsense'. Extracts with selections from his letters during his travels in Europe. Very good clean copy.

9th edition. Good copy in the original title and gilt-blocked cloth. Spine and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Inside remains bright and clear. Title page somewhat torn from bottom. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; xviii, 11-144 pages : illustrations, music ; 23 cm. Contents; Nonsense songs: The owl and the pussycat -- The duck and the kangaroo -- The daddy long-legs and the fly -- The Jumblies -- The nutcrackers and the sugar-tongs -- Calico pie -- Mr. and Mrs. Spikky Sparrow -- The broom, the shovel, the poker, and the tongs -- The table and the chair -- The dong with a luminous nose -- The two old bachelors -- The pelican chorus -- The yonghy-bonghy-bo -- The pobble who has no toes -- The new vestments - Mr. and Mrs. Discobbolos (first part) -- The quangle-wangle's hat -- The cummerbund -- The akond of swat -- Incidents in the life of my Uncle Arly -- Eclogue written at Cannes. Nonsense stories: The story of the four little children who went round the world -- The history of the seven families -- The heraldic blazon of Foss the cat -- The duck and the kangaroo. Subjects; Children's poetry, English. Nonsense literature, English. English wit and humor. English language Alphabet ; Juvenile literature. Nonsense verses ; Juvenile literature. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 4th Edition. Fourth edition. Previous owner's bookplate on inside cover. Otherwise no markings or inscriptions. Paper toned. Rough-cut edges. Covers rubbed and bumped all over. Spine ends with very small nicks.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Reissue. First reissue in the second series. Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. BUT LACKS HALF INCH AT TOP OF SPINE.

first edition rebound in dark green cloth boards with light green cloth spine and dark brown label to spine with gilt lettering, new eps, xlviii + 328pp, illus VG+ (rebound, light tanning).

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original colour-printed boards. Spine bands and panel edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Date is suggested. Physical description: xl, 327, [1] p., plates: ill. (some col.), ports. ; 23 cm. Subjects: Lear, Edward 1812-1888. Carlingford, Chichester Samuel Parkinson-Fortescue Baron 1823-1898. Waldegrave, Frances Elizabeth Anne Braham Waldegrave Countess 1821-1879. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original colour-printed boards. Spine bands and panel edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Date is suggested. Physical description: xl, 327, [1] p., plates: ill. (some col.), ports. ; 23 cm. Subjects: Lear, Edward 1812-1888. Carlingford, Chichester Samuel Parkinson-Fortescue Baron 1823-1898. Waldegrave, Frances Elizabeth Anne Braham Waldegrave Countess 1821-1879. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, Price Clipped. L. Leslie Brooke (illustrator). Nineteen nonsense verses taken from the author's "Book of Nonsense" and also poems from the "Jumblies and other nonsense verses" and "Pelican chorus and other nonsense verses" published separately. Illustrated with colour plates and B & W drawings by L.Leslie Brooke. 120 unnumbered pages + 13 plates, Decorative end papers. Book.

Full-Leather. Condition: Good. this is an English 1960 edition of the Nonsense Songs of Edward Lear , this copy being bound in a unique and very attractive designer full leather binding, bound in red and black leather, with various pieces of shaped leather laid down in different shades of green, along with gold leather straps laid down on the dividing lines of the two colour leathers to the boards. The spine back has been left open apart from three black leather straps, the text block has been resewn with coloured threads, the individual gatherings being left slightly apart from each other so you can see daylight between each gathering when the book is opened, the page edges have been coloured with lines to match the coloured thread used for sewing and fitted with floral endpapers. 7.5 inches tall approx, the binding is not signed, but is of a very nice quality. Apart from some minor marks the binding is in very good condition, internally contents nice and clean A BEAUTIFULLY BOUND EXAMPLE OF EDWARD LEAR'S NONSENSE SONGS BOUND IN A UNIQUE DESIGNER LEATHER BINDING.

hardcover. Condition: good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. n.d. No pagination.d.w. red cloth, black illus.and lettering to front board, black lettering to spine. Top edge colored in orange. Pictorial e.ps. b/w illus., color frontis.and plates. 21.7x17cm. d.w.somewhat sunned and spotted. Fore and bottom edges foxing. E.ps.and flyleaves partly foxing. Half title page, frontis.and title page light stained. Pages facing plates foxing. [s06375-213834].

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Trade. 328p. illus.plates index. Ex-Library copy with usual markings. Original green cloth binding, some shelf wear, corners bumped. Ex-Library.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked, illustrated cloth over bevelled boards, with all edges gilt. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age; scattered foxing internally. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; [121 pages, color frontispiece, illustrations, color plates ; 22 cm. Notes; Date is suggested. Illustrated endpapers. Subjects; 1800-1899. Children's poetry, English 19th century. Nonsense verses. Poetry ; Collections. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked, illustrated cloth over bevelled boards, with all edges gilt. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age; scattered foxing internally. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; [121 pages, color frontispiece, illustrations, color plates ; 22 cm. Notes; Date is suggested. Illustrated endpapers. Subjects; 1800-1899. Children's poetry, English 19th century. Nonsense verses. Poetry ; Collections. 1 Kg.

Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.