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Edward Lear's miniature books, containing 5 well-known rhymes.
Author
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London ; & New York : Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. [1954]
Description
5 volumes in box : illustrations ; 13 X 10 cm
Details
Summary note
5 booklets of Lear's nonsense poems, each in a dust jacket.
Notes
The owl and the pussy cat, Calico pie and The duck and the kangaroo with the original illustrations by the author; The pelican chorus and The jumblies with illustrations by L. Leslie Brooke.
Black and white illustrations in text, colour illustrations on dust jackets and box.
Title from cover of box containing volumes.
Date of publication not identified, but printer's code indicates the booklets were all printed in September of 1954.
Pagination: Owl and the pussy cat: 16 unnumbered pages; Calico pie: 16 pages; Duck and the kangaroo: 16 pages; Pelican chorus: 16 pages; Jumblies: 16 pages.
Contents
The owl and the pussy cat.-- Calico pie.-- The duck and the kangaroo.-- The pelican chorus.-- The jumblies.
Other title(s)
Miniature books
Owl and the pussy cat
Calico pie
Duck and the kangaroo
Pelican chorus
Jumblies
OCLC
11313743
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