NONSENSE SONGS
Lear, Edward; Brooke, L. Leslie
From Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since September 8, 2020
From Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since September 8, 2020
About this Item
Charmingly illustrated collection of Edward Lear's silly verses, including classics like "The Owl and the Pussycat" and "The Jumblies." Originally published in 1870, the Frederick Warne and Company note that the first edition of NONSENSE SONGS was "illustrated in the slightest manner only," which they remark was "contrary to [Lear's] usual custom"; accordingly, they recruited painter L. Leslie Brooke to "create a wider interest in verses which for so many years have given unwonted pleasure to thousands of readers." Brooke's stylish and silly illustrations perfectly compliment Lear's nonsensical verses. 8.5'' x 6.25''. Original brown pictorial cloth binding. Gilt edges. Endpapers of a stork and a kangaroo. Color frontispiece with 13 color plates and various in-text black-and-white illustrations. Unpaginated. Gift inscription to title page, dated "Xmas 1900". Binding with light edgewear and a hint of rubbing, tiny knock to lower front board. Leaves with occasional foxing and soil, offsetting to endpapers. Colors bright. Seller Inventory # 13161
Bibliographic Details
Title: NONSENSE SONGS
Publisher: Frederick Warne and Company, London
Publication Date: 1897
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very good.
Edition: 1st Edition
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