Castle Books — The Limerick: 1700 Examples, with Notes Variants and Index

New York, Castle Books, . First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Date of publication not stated, but possibly 1978. Simply, handsomely bound in a mustard cloth over boards, sharp and distinct lettering to spine. Brilliant red dust jacket, fully intact, not price-clipped, though with slight creasing to joints. This is the unexpurgated Paris Edition of 1700 examples with notes, variants and index. 517 pp. of scurillous, scandalous limericks. Perhaps stimulated by Gershon Legman's compendium of the same name, this is the biggest, most complete limerick collection ever, spanning at least from 1870 to 1952 and including a list of chronological sources, notes, and a bibliography. Lists of names and rhymes.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Near Fine,