Nonsensus

Cross-referencing Edward Lear's Book of Nonsense

  • printed pictorial wrappers
  • Stroud: Catalpa Press, 1988
By Schiller, Justin (LEAR, Edward)

SCHILLER (Justin): Nonsensus, Cross-referencing Edward Lear's Book of Nonsense. Stroud: Catalpa Press, 1988. 0 904995 13 5. With an introduction by Vivien Noakes. With black and white illustrations throughout. Oblong 8vo., 133 pp.; printed pictorial wrappers. This volume cross-references Edward Lear's original 116 limericks for his Book of Nonsense from 8 known holograph manuscripts prepared by Lear, and compares them to printed texts from the 1846, 1855 and 1861 printed versions; together with a census of known copies of the genuine first edition.

Details

Title

Nonsensus

Author

Schiller, Justin (LEAR, Edward)

Binding

printed pictorial wrappers

Condition

Very Good

Publisher

Catalpa Press: Stroud

Date

1988

Edition

First edition

Size

Oblong 8vo.

Pages

133


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