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Title(s)
Nonsensus : cross-referencing Edward Lear's original 116 limericks with eight holograph manuscripts and comparing them to printed texts from the 1846, 1855 and 1861 versions : together with a census of known copies of the genuine first edition / compiled by Justin G. Schiller ; with introductory remarks by Vivien Noakes.
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Edition
1st ed.
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Published/Created
Stroud (Eng.) : Catalpa Press ltd., 1988
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Physical Description
xii, 119 p. : ill. ; 18 x 24 cm.
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Holdings
Rare Books and Manuscripts
PR4879 L43 N66 1988
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Justin G. Schiller
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Copyright Status
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Full Alma Record
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Classification
Books
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Notes
BEIN Shirley 4110: Paperbound. Inscribed to Betsy Beinecke Shirley from Justin Schiller, 31.V.88.
With reproductions of Lear's illustrations.
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Subject Terms
Catalpa Press -- Publisher. (bac,rb) | Lear, Edward, 1812–1888 -- Criticism, Textual. | Lear, Edward, 1812–1888. Book of nonsense. | Limericks. | Nonsense verses, English. | Schiller, Justin G. -- Presentation inscription to B.B. Shirley. | Shirley, Betsy Beinecke -- Presentation inscription from J.G. Schiller. | Stroud (Gloucestershire, England) -- Imprints -- 1988. (bac,rb)
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