The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear : First printing

Lear, Edward ; Jackson, Holbrook (Editor)

Published by Faber and Faber Limited, London, United Kingdom, 1947

About this Item

True first British printing with original unclipped jacket (12s 6d). Edited and introduced by Holbrook Jackson. Profusely illustrated by Edward Lear. Jacket has patchy edge/shelf wear, little loss to head of spine, few tears, few small marks, patchy browning (including to spine), minor foxing, the odd crease/rub to edges, little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine and a little pushing/bumping to corners. Boards are very good with minor pushing/bumping to corners, one very small (approx. 5mms) split to middle of back upper edge and a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Small bookseller's sticker inside back board. Top of pages slightly dusty. Pages bit tanned. Inside boards/end-papers bit tanned with the odd small mark/minor foxing. Occasional small mark/mild foxing to page edges, tops and bottoms. Odd small mark/spot of foxing to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted. Seller Inventory # 006703

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear : First...

Publisher: Faber and Faber Limited, London, United Kingdom

Publication Date: 1947

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Lear, Edward

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Good

Edition: 1st Edition