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Nonsensus: Cross-Referencing Edward Lear’s Book of Nonsense
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| Author(s): | Justin G. Schiller |
| Illustrator(s): | Edward Lear |
| Publisher(s): | Stroud |
| Year Published: | 1988 |
| Type: | Hardcover |
| Genre: | Nonsense Picture Book Poetry - Ballads Poetry - Humorous Reference |
| Age Range: | Ages 13-18: Young Adult |
| Pages: | 119 |
| ISBN-10: | 0904995135 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780904995138 |
| OCLC: | 1008045297 |
Description
The first three editions of A Book of Nonsense are compared to the various original manuscripts. Includes a census of the then-known copies of the two-volume first edition.
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A Book of Nonsense (1846)
This first edition was published in two volumes. Each includes thirty-six limericks printed on the rectos only. Save for the volume indication, the covers are the same.
A Book of Nonsense (1855)
This second edition was published in one volume. The illustrations were redrawn on the lithographic stones, and the limericks are now lettered in the now-familiar five-line style.
A Book of Nonsense (1861)
Enlarged one-volume third edition contains forty-three new limericks, but three have been dropped from the earlier editions. The plates have been engraved on wood and the text is letterpress.
A Book of Nonsense (1870)
This is the first quarto edition, with colored illustrations printed by wood blocks. There is a typo on this cover as there are only 113 illustrations. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
A Book of Nonsense (1980)
This is a facsimile of the first edition to be printed in color.
A Book of Nonsense (1982)
A facsimile from the Osborne collection with colored plates.
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