Edward Lear — Nonsense Songs and Stories

London, Frederick Warne and Co. 1895. Cloth. Edward Lear's nonsensical collection of poems and prose, with his charming illustrations throughout. With a preface 'Note to the Ninth Edition&apos. In the original decorative cloth binding.Edward Lear's popular collection of nonsense songs and verse, including 'The Owl and the Pussycat', 'The Jumblies', 'Calico Pie' and 'The Story of the Four Little Children Who Went Round the World&apos. With Lear's humorous in-text illustrations throughout. With additional songs and an introduction by Sir E. Strachey.  In the original decorative cloth binding. Externally, smart, with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards. Hinges are starting, but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are cracked in places to the gutter, but firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with toning to the preliminaries. Tide mark to the endpapers. Good . Ill.: Edward Lear. Good .