The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear

Edward Lear; Holbrook Jackson [editor]

Edité par Faber and Faber, London, 1947

Published to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of Lear's original Book of Nonsense, this copy includes a collection of his work. First thus. Illustrated throughout. Published to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of Lear's Book of Nonsense. Includes a collection of the humorous writings and illustrations of Edward Lear, an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet. With many of his limericks, a form he popularised. Edited with an introduction by George Holbrook Jackson, a British journalist, writer and publisher. With the dust wrapper designed by Barnett Freedman, a British painter, commercial designer, book illustrator, typographer, and lithographer. In the original pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Original price-clipped dust wrapper is sound with light shelf wear and chipping to the extremities. Sunning to the spine and the odd small closed tear. Minor loss to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good. N° de réf. du vendeur 885T11

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear
Éditeur : Faber and Faber, London
Date d'édition : 1947
Reliure : Hardback
Illustrateur : Barnett Freedman
Etat : Very Good
Etat de la jaquette : Good
Edition : First edition.
Type de livre : book