Edward Lear — A Book of Nonsense

London; New York, [Frederick Warne and Co]; [Scribner, Welford, and Co], c1870. Cloth. A colourfully illustrated edition of Edward Lear's popular anthology of limericks. A humorous collection of the nonsense limericks of Edward Lear, a form of poetry he popularised. This is an entertaining work which was greatly popular after its first publication in 1846 - this was the publication which helped to popularise the form and genre of literary nonsense.Illustrated with a total of one-hundred and twelve colourful illustrations to fifty-three plates. Most plates show two illustrations to a page, six plates show three illustrations to a page.Edward Lear was a popular illustrator, musician, and author of the Victorian era, best known for this genre of nonsense poetry in the vein of Lewis Carroll.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the Victoria and Albert Museum Libraries.Collated, bound without the title page. In the original publisher's cloth binding, rebacked with the original boards and spine restored. Externally, boards are rubbed and damp stained, heavier to the rear board, where damp stain has resulted in discolouration. A few lighter marks to the boards. Spine is rubbed. Pencil scribbles to the front paste down and recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the occasional handling mark and spot. A couple of neat tape repairs to the plate of 'Old Man with a beard'/'Young Lady whose eyes&apos. Repair to the reverse of the plate of 'Young Lady of Clare'/'Old Man in a pew', repairing a large tear. Small tape repair to the reverse of the plate of 'Young Lady of Dorking'/'Old Person of Prague&apos. Large repair to the plate of 'Young Lady of Russia'/'Old Person of Troy', with loss to the image. Repair with less loss to the plate of 'Young Girl of Majorca'/'Old Man with a poker&apos. Neat tape repair to the plate of 'Young Lady whose chin'/'Young Lady whose bonnet&apos. Neat tape repairs to the reverse of the plates of 'Old Man of Jamaica'/'Old Person of Bangor', and 'Old Man of Coblenz'/'Old Man on some rocks&apos. Closed tear to the plate of 'Old Man of Madras'/'Old Man in a boat' Small repairs to the plates of 'Old Person of Chester'/'Old Person of Anerley', and 'Young Lady of Tyre'/'Old Man of the Cape&apos. Good Only . Ill.: Edward Lear. Good Only .