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Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets.
by LEAR, Edward
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
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: "This book of fun is sent to you / By one at once old friend and new, / And though 'tis nonsense every bit, / Not so the wish that goes with it / That fair & calm the words may glide / Peaceful yet bright, till even tide, / And all the years bind only faster / The loves of Alice and her master / January 1871 E.L." The coincidence of the initials is perhaps the reason for choosing this book as a gift: the handwriting is not that of the author. Octavo. Finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery in dark blue morocco, spine lettered in gilt between two raised bands, marbled endpapers, gilt edges. Illustrated throughout after drawings by the author. A few trivial marks, a very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 146700
- Title
- Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets.
- Author
- LEAR, Edward
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Robert John Bush,
- Date Published
- 1871
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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