A Book of Nonsense

by EdwardLear (Author), P.MarkJackson (Illustrator)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1997

  $3.28

• Used

  Paperback
  1994

  $3.28

  The Owl and the Pussy-Cat, Calico Pie and The Pobble Who Has No Toes, together with Edward Lear's crazy limericks, have entertained adults and children alike for over 100 years. This edition, illustrated by the author, contains all the verse and stories of the Book of Nonsense, More Nonsense, Nonsense Songs, Nonsense Stories, Nonsense Alphabets and Nonsense Cookery. It has a biographical Preface by Lear himself, and concludes with some delightful 'heraldic' sketches of his cat, Foss.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1996

  $3.28

• New

  Hardcover
  1992

  $14.17

  Edward Lear, the 20th child of a London stockbroker, entered the household of Lord Stanley as little more than a servant, but his sense of humour soon made him welcome above stairs and he began to amuse the children with comic drawings and rhymes. This book was first published in 1846.