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Limericks
by (Gorey, Edward) Wagner, Betty Jane
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Illustrated paper wrappers. Fine
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1973. First edition. [2], 30 pp, illustrated by Edward Gorey. 1 vols. 7.25 x 7.25 inches. Illustrated paper wrappers. Fine. First edition. [2], 30 pp, illustrated by Edward Gorey. 1 vols. 7.25 x 7.25 inches. A collection of over 30 limericks, on eof which was written by Edward Gorey. Published for school children as a textbook, including on the verso of the front cover blank spaces for student's name and the name of the school to whom the book belongs. Inscribed "For Bob [Robert Wilson]" by Edward Gorey. Uncommon.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 265117
- Title
- Limericks
- Author
- (Gorey, Edward) Wagner, Betty Jane
- Format/Binding
- [2], 30 pp, illustrated by Edward Gorey. 1 vols. 7.25 x 7.25 inches
- Book Condition
- Used - Illustrated paper wrappers. Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- Children's Books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
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- First Edition
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Fine
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- Wrappers
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- Inscribed
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