Edward Lear's miniature books, containing 5 well-known rhymes.

Author
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888 [Browse]
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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