Nonsense songs, stories, botany and alphabets
Book
1875
1875
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Illustrated book of verses in a soft binding, dark red cloth gilt-stamped with a central image of the owl and pussycat in an oval vignette surrounded by book title and corner decorations.
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| Title | Nonsense songs, stories, botany and alphabets (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Letterpress with wood-engraved illustrations, printing ink on paper in soft cloth binding, gilt stamped, later rebound into a hardback case binding. |
| Brief description | Book, 'Nonsense songs, stories, botany, and alphabets', by Edward Lear. Published in London by R.J. Bush, 1875. NAL Pressmark 60.W.145. |
| Physical description | Illustrated book of verses in a soft binding, dark red cloth gilt-stamped with a central image of the owl and pussycat in an oval vignette surrounded by book title and corner decorations. |
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| Library number | 38041800389298 |
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| Record created | June 8, 2021 |
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