Happy New Lear (15 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Signed copy. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. Happy New Lear - Designed for Guinness by S.H. BensonIllustrated by John Nash - 1957 Good condition - some bumping to edges.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. John Nash (illustrator). 24x16cm, [12pp]. With colour illustrations by John Nash. Stapled into an overlapping paper cover, similarly illustrated, compliments card laid-in. One of the celebrated booklets produced annually by Guinness as gifts to the medical profession at Christmas (although, interestingly, the target audience is nowhere acknowledged). Dating from the era when Guinness's stout was regarded as a prescribable medication, most notably for pregnant women and new mothers. Highly collectable, largely due to the eminence of the illustrators, in this case John Nash. An excellent copy, with the illustrated compliments card. Fine.

Stapled wrapper, 16.5x24cm, [12pp]. Fair condition. General wear, scuff marks and foxing. Creased corners and edges. Silverfish damage at edges. Various 0.5-1cm stains near upper front and back edges. Penned 'Happy' at front cover. Various 1-2cm scuff marks and thumbmarks throughout. This item is light and may attract less postage.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). Tall slim 8vo. Twelve unpaginated leaves stapled into card wrappers. Some light creasing to a single corner. A very good. A Guinness promotional parody of Edward Lear's nonsense rhymes, delightfully illustrated by John Nash (and including a quite splendid ostrich in suspenders). [A light item, UK postage will be reduced].

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. [1957]. 4to. 12 pages. Humourous verse and prose, advertising Guinness. Colour illustrations by John Nash throughout. Remarkably in near-pristine condition. NEAR FINE.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. John Nash (illustrator). 1st Edition. A very good copy of a booklet issued to doctors at Christmas time. This copy is illustrated in full colour throughout by John Nash, With its "compliments" slip.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. NASH John (illustrator). Unpaginated pamphlet. No inscriptions. Original Compliments Ship tucked within. Clean tight and bright. A lovely copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. John Nash (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1957. 1st. Octavo. 14pp. Illustrated paper covers, stapled at spine (a little rusted). John Nash illustrations throughout. Some minor spotting to covers and light wear to edges, but overall in very good condition. A Guinness booklet.

Stapled Pamphlet. Condition: Good. Nash, John (illustrator). Unpaginated yearly promotional pamphlet for Guinness, beautifully colour illustrated front cover and throughout. Parody of the work of Edward Lear. Some shelfwear, corners rubbed and some slight creasing to top and bottom of pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. 1957 Guinness Doctor books illustrated card covers 1st edition near fine clean tight copy . Illustrations by John Nash, R.A. Printed by W. S. Cowell Ltd. 16 pages.

Pictorial Stiff Paper Wrappers. Condition: Fine. Nash, John, R.A. (illustrator). First Edition. (Advertising) HAPPY NEW LEAR. [London: Arthur Guinness, Son & Co. (Park Royal) Ltd., 1957]. First edition. 8vo - 6-1/2" x 9-3/8". Full color pictorial stiff paper wrappers in lovely condition. [16]pp. including wrappers. The book, which is the 1957 issue of the Guinness Doctors' Books, is a parody of Edward Lear's "Book of Nonsense". The book is illustrated throughout with full color illustrations by John Nash, R.A. and it is in wonderful condition. The history of the Guinness Doctors' Books are that Bensons, the advertising agency acting on behalf of Guinness at the time, actively sought testimonials from doctors to substantiate and give credibility to the "Guinness Is Good For You" proposition. Thousands were happy to oblige. As a means of encouraging the relationship and fostering goodwill, the agency hit upon the idea of producing collectable, limited-edition soft-back booklets which were sent out to doctors each Christmas from 1933 until 1939; the practice was revived after the war in 1950 and continued until 1966. The themed, lavishly illustrated books, notable for their whimsical charm and overt literary parody, contained many lateral - and often ingenious - references to Guinness, both visual and verbal. Laid into the book is a card printed "With Compliments of Arthur Guinness, etc." The condition of the book is FINE.

8vo. 12 page stapled pamphlet. Illustrated card covers. Illustrated by John Nash. The top edge of the front cover is tanned. Edges slightly rubbed. Very good. The fifteenth Christmas booklet produced by Guinness and sent 'to entertain their friends in the medical profession'. Twenty-four pamphlets were produced between 1933 and 1966.

8vo. 12 page stapled pamphlet. Illustrated card covers. Illustrated by John Nash. With its original compliments slip and card sleeve. Fine. The fifteenth Christmas booklet produced by Guinness and sent 'to entertain their friends in the medical profession'. Twenty-four pamphlets were produced between 1933 and 1966.

8vo. 12 page stapled pamphlet. Illustrated card covers. Illustrated by John Nash. In its original card sleeve. Fine. The fifteenth Christmas booklet produced by Guinness and sent 'to entertain their friends in the medical profession'. Twenty-four pamphlets were produced between 1933 and 1966.

Illustrated Paper Covers. Condition: Very Good. Nash, John (illustrator). 14 pp. Illustrated paper covers. John Nash illustrations throughout. Some minor spotting to cover and wear to edges, but overall in very good condition. A Guinness booklet. 8vo. Illustrated.