1901 The Book of Nonsense

Description

Early Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding

The thirty-fifth edition. Originally published in 1846.

Bound in the publisher's original cloth.

Profusely illustrated work, with one-hundred-and-ten monochrome plates. Collated, complete.

Written and illustrated by English artist and author, Edward Lear, who was known for popularising the genre of literary nonsense. Lear wrote and illustrated a wide range of poems, songs and short stories, many of which conform to his nonsense style that gained him notoriety. Alongside this work, he undertook a small number of illustrations for Tennyson, as well as composing twelve musical settings for his poetical works.

This work encapsulates his humour and nonsensical style through a series of charming limericks and their accompanying illustrations.

With a pencil inscription to the title page, as well as the occasional illustration being coloured-in by a previous owner.