The Jumblies

Lear, Edward; Gorey, Edward (Illustrator)

Published by Young Scott Books, San Francisco, California, 1968

Language: English

Condition: Good Hardcover

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The late, great Edward Gorey brings the first poem from Edward Lear's "The Book of Nonsense" (1847) to life with his delightfully droll & whimsical drawings. Unpaginated. A true First Edition, First Printing from 1968 (Toledano B38a), this is an Ex-Library copy. Oblong 16mo (6" x 9") has green cloth-covered boards in a sturdy reinforced library binding, with Gorey illustration inside a cream-colored box to front. No DJ. Condition is Good: usual library stamps & markings in front matter & all outside page edges, along with soil from many readers, else unmarked. Light foxing to endpapers, pages white & unmarked, but all outside edges heavily tanned. Heavy foxing & staining to both boards. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Seller Inventory # 023608

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Title: The Jumblies

Publisher: Young Scott Books, San Francisco, California

Publication Date: 1968

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Gorey, Edward

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: First Edition First Printing

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