Limerick 1700 Examples Notes Variants, First Edition (23 results)

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. As new, without dust jacket.

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Dates is suggested. Physical Description: 517 pages ; 24 cm. Subjects: Bawdy poetry; Limericks; Poésie licencieuse. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Price clipped. Chipping on top of spine, otherwise in very good condition. Clean text and tight binding. DJ has fading and some chipping at top of spine.

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Dates is suggested. Physical Description: 517 pages ; 24 cm. Subjects: Bawdy poetry; Limericks; Poésie licencieuse. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The book is near fine with slight edge wear and previous owners inscription on the ffep in a near fine dust jacket with slight edge wear.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, somewhat edge-bumped and sun-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; lxxx, 517 pages ; 22 cm. Notes; Originally published: New York, 1969. Subjects; Limericks. English wit and humor. Erotic poetry. Nonsense verses, English. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition Thus. Date of publication not stated, but possibly 1978. Simply, handsomely bound in a mustard cloth over boards, sharp and distinct lettering to spine. Brilliant red dust jacket, fully intact, not price-clipped, though with slight creasing to joints. This is the unexpurgated Paris Edition of 1700 examples with notes, variants and index. 517 pp. of scurillous, scandalous limericks. Perhaps stimulated by Gershon Legman's compendium of the same name, this is the biggest, most complete limerick collection ever, spanning at least from 1870 to 1952 and including a list of chronological sources, notes, and a bibliography. Lists of names and rhymes.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. GC302 Pages 239-522. Paperback Original. Introduction by L.T. Woodward, M.D. Photos on request. Size: Massmarket.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, somewhat edge-bumped and sun-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; lxxx, 517 pages ; 22 cm. Notes; Originally published: New York, 1969. Subjects; Limericks. English wit and humor. Erotic poetry. Nonsense verses, English. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. lxxvii+511pp., Price-clipped dustjacket with small crease along bottom edge of rear panel and hint of rubbing to lower spine-end of jacket- covered in removable protective clear plastic, green leatherette boards with gilt text to spine, intro., bibliog., notes & variants, index of rhymes, index of names. This is a large collection of limericks ever published, erotic or otherwise. Size: Thick Octavo. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition undated, large 8vo, the Famous Paris edition complete and unexpurgated. Yellow with black to spine, mild abraded wear to front board, sound binding, excellent internal condition.

Paperback. Reprinted. Excellent condition. A great book to read. 518pp.

Soft cover. Condition: VG+. 1st Edition. Ivory wraps, in ivory dust wrapper, both lettered in red, wrapper additionally lettered in black, deckled edges. Thick 8vo. 1st ptg. (12 Nov. 1953). xiii,517,[2] pp. Binding lightly stressed but tight, interior unmarked, with the expected minor tanning to wrapper. Lacks original glassine outer dust jacket. Anthology of mostly sexually-oriented limericks compiled by but not credited to Gershon Legman. Scarce original edition of this classic, later reissued in hardcover. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Gr.8°, XIII, 517 S., OBrosch.m. rotgeprägt. TSchrift; schönes Expl. Erste Ausgabe der gesuchten, anonym veröffentlichten Sammlung. "This is the largest collection of limericks ever published, erotic or otherwise." (a.d.Vorw.) Sprache: Englisch.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. fine, 5th printing.

Wrappers. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. [xvi], 517pp [mild concaving to spine] Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear to the wraps, in gate-fold and protected further in onion-skin. From the library of Gershon Legman, as transmitted from his widow, the fabulous Judith Legman. 1700 limericks, all scurrilous. French language texts. Comprised of an anthology of sexually explicit limericks compiled by but not credited to the bibliopole, book scout, bibliographer and literary sleuth extraordinaire, Gershon Legman. 517 pp. and including full index. Plentiful unopened top and some fore-edges.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No dustwrapper. First Edition. No limitation stated. A Fine copy in white sail-cloth, stamped in red at spine, without dustwrapper as issued. 517pp. with a long Introduction. A clean copy with no wear or writing. A form in which scatological content is endemic, the limerick has had something of a shadow existence in the publishing world. This includes a great many such examples, i.e., caveat emptor. Q18699.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Large, thick, heavy book, shiny black covers, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 511 pages with 18-page introduction. DJ plain brown wrapper with black lettering. DJ has thin tiny tear at bottom front spine indentation, two tiny tears at spine top edge, a darker brown stain on back. Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover, published 1969. The largest collection of 1700 limericks ever published. A fine book in a fine jacket. A small close tear to spine head of the jacket. Slight rubbing to spine head. Else, tight strong unmarked. Super clean book. 517 pages.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. 8vo. viii, [3], 517 [1], pp. Short closed tear of upper spine wraps. Otherwise, tight, clean, a few leaves still uncut. Glassine torn along the spine, toned by well-preserved elsewhere.

Soft cover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG-. First Edition. 517 pages in very good, clean condition; edges a little yellowed. Small stain on the bottom edge of pages 75-85. Previous owner's name at front of book. Beige soft covers with red titles; vg condition. Same description for dust jacket, but spine and edges are yellowed. Pen marks on the lower jacket. VG+/VG-. Book.

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Large Octavo. 517 pages. Bound in original cream wrappers. Contains every 5 line dirty verse you have ever heard. Minor soiling and toning to wrappers. Marginal note on page 1. Very scarce.