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Nonsense Songs
by Edward Lear
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good Only
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Frederick Warne and Company, 1900. Cloth. Good/Good Only. 8.5" by 7". L. Leslie Brooke. An illustrated edition of the entertaining nonsense poems of Edward Lear, this edition colourfully illustrated by Leonard Leslie Brooke. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.An anthology of the entertaining 'Nonsense' poetry of Edward Lear, comical and brilliant examples of the literary nonsense genre. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and twelve colour plates.This edition is illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke.Collated, bound without one plate.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart, with light rubbing to the extremities, and minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Hinges are a little strained, front hinge more so. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Dust wrapper has been amateurly repaired with plain paper replacing most of the backstrip. Wear to the extremities of the wraps, with loss of paper, and many tape repairs, including repairs to the reverse. Some light marks to the dust wrapper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few light handling marks. Tape repair to the gutter of a few pages, including to the title page. One plate is detached but present, as are the front endpaper, half-title, and frontispiece. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 896P51
- Title
- Nonsense Songs
- Author
- Edward Lear
- Illustrator
- L. Leslie Brooke
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good Only
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne and Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1900
- Size
- 8.5" by 7"
- Keywords
- Nonsense Songs edward lear l. leslie brooke poetry edward lear
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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