Nonsense books : a book of nonsense ; Nonsense songs, stories, botany, and alphabets ; More nonsense pictures, rhymes, botany, etc. ; Laughable lyrics ...

Date:

1888.

Author:

Lear, Edward, 1812-1888.

Collecting Area:

Mathes Childrens Literature

Call Number:

YH L438 N63 1888 local

Publisher:

Roberts Bros.

Physical Description:

1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations, portrait ; 19 cm

Notes:

Special Collections' copy inscribed, 188[8]). local

Curator Notes:

1888 Roberts Brothers imprint, c 1888, inscribed 188[8]; variously paged collection that includes A Book of Nonsense [1846-1861]; Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets [1871]; More Nonsense Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, etc. [1872]; Laughable Lyrics: A Fresh Book of Nonsense Poems, Songs, Botany, etc [1877 ]; this edition was later issued, consecutively paged, by Little Brown with different editorial material in 1917; spine titles stamped in gold on mustard yellow cloth, front cover titles and vignettes stamped in black

Subjects:

English wit and humor Juvenile literature, Children Conduct of life Juvenile literature, Conduct of life Juvenile literature, Children's stories, Children's poetry, Children Conduct of life, Children's poetry, Children's stories, Conduct of life, and English wit and humor

Genres/Forms:

Children's stories 1888, Children's poetry 1888, Nonsense verse 1888. rbgenr, Publishers' catalogues 1888. rbgenr, Fiction, Juvenile works, and Poetry