Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets

Boston: James R. Osgood, 1871. First American edition. Illustrated. Stereotyped and Printed by Reed, Avery & Frye. 4to (210 x 163 mm). Original cloth-backed printed boards (some rubbing at extremities, some pale staining). Provenance: Augustus Davies with his contemporary signature on title-page. First American edition. Illustrated. Stereotyped and Printed by Reed, Avery & Frye. 4to (210 x 163… Saber más sobre este artículo

Franklin Classics, 2018-10-07. Hardcover. Like New. A NEW COPY but with shelving/packing damage....sticker mark on front cover. THIS BOOK IS A REPRODUCTION OF AN ORIGINAL WORK (the 1871 printing) WHICH IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND POSSIBLY OTHER COUNTRIES. MOST OF THESE WORKS WERE SCANNED FROM LIBRARY COPIES. IT MAY HAVE OCCASIONAL… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Robert John Bush,, 1871. The Owl and the Pussycat went to sea First edition. Lear's second book of nonsense is best known for including the first publication of "The Owl and the Pussycat", his most famous single poem. The book has a handwritten poem pasted to the upper part of the half-title presenting the book. The verse reads:… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: R.J. Bush, 32 Charing Cross, 1872. [HUMOR] [RHYMING VERSE] [ILLUSTRATED]. 8vo; boards rebacked; color decorated front board, publisher's ad on rear; yellow eps, ownership dated "1873" on ffep; pictorial title page; line drawings throughout; heavy scuffing and fading of boards, some soiling of pages; good plus. A humorous volume of fun nonsense from Edward Lear (1812-1888), the British… Saber más sobre este artículo

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1882. Edward Lear (1812-1888) was a famed illustrator of birds and botany prior to his turn to limericks and nonsense, by which he is most remembered today. The first nonsense dates to 1871; here is an uncommon and delightful compilation from a decade later. Pictorial paper-covered boards featuring the Owl and the Pussycat (the first Song in… Saber más sobre este artículo

Boston:: James R. Osgood and Company,, 1871.. First American edition.. publisher's cloth-backed printed boards.. Rubbing and wear at the edges of the binding; boards stained; rear board (advertising "In the Press" Book of Nonsense is abraded, affecting just a few letters of the printing. Contents clean and fine except for a small tan stain at the marginal corner… Saber más sobre este artículo

Boston:: James R. Osgood and Company,, 1871.. First American edition.. publisher's cloth-backed decorated boards.. Several short marginal tears and one corner torn away (not affecting printing); inner hinges reinforced with adhesive; boards tanned, rubbed, and rounded at corners.. 8vo,. With One Hundred and Fifty Illustrations..

Boston:: Roberts Brothers,, 1876.. Early edition.. publisher's blue cloth.. Light rubbing to cloth at extremities; clean, tight and sound. . 8vo,. With One Hundred and Fifty Illustrations..

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A Town Explores A Book . SoftcoverNonsense Songs Stories Botany & Alphabets privatly Printed 3.000 Copies 150th Aniversary Of original publication in 1871 Mainly Distributed to the Children of Hastings and St Leonards We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all… Saber más sobre este artículo

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hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hardback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.