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Auction archive: Lot number 454

Manuscript. An illustrated book of limericks, circa 1865

Estimate
£100 - £200
ca. US$135 - US$270
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 454

Manuscript. An illustrated book of limericks, circa 1865

Estimate
£100 - £200
ca. US$135 - US$270
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

Manuscript. An illustrated book of limericks, circa 1865, 32pp., each with large illustration and limerick beneath in brown ink, some spotting and marks, paper watermarked 'T & J H 1865', sheet size 14 x 23cm (5.5 x 9ins), stitching broken and page block loose in original lilac wrappers, worn and frayed, gilt title within volute border to upper cover, slim oblong 8vo (Qty: 1) Probably drawn by an older girl or young lady, the limericks and their illustrations appear to be original works rather than copies, though no doubt inspired by Edward Lear's Book of Nonsense first published in 1846, for example: 'There was a young girl of Avignon, who wore a tremendous big chignon/When they cried, "That's too big!" She exclaimed "O my wig!"/They all wear them this size at Avignon', and 'There was a young lady from Bruges, who adorned herself largely with rouge/But they said, Don't you fear, twill be set down to beer/Which affronted that lady of Bruges".

Auction archive: Lot number 454
Auction:
Datum:
21 Jan 2021
Auction house:
Dominic Winter Auctioneers, Mallard House
Broadway Lane, South Cerney, Nr Cirencester
Gloucestershire, GL75UQ
United Kingdom
info@dominicwinter.co.uk
+44 (0)1285 860006
+44 (0)1285 862461
Beschreibung:

Manuscript. An illustrated book of limericks, circa 1865, 32pp., each with large illustration and limerick beneath in brown ink, some spotting and marks, paper watermarked 'T & J H 1865', sheet size 14 x 23cm (5.5 x 9ins), stitching broken and page block loose in original lilac wrappers, worn and frayed, gilt title within volute border to upper cover, slim oblong 8vo (Qty: 1) Probably drawn by an older girl or young lady, the limericks and their illustrations appear to be original works rather than copies, though no doubt inspired by Edward Lear's Book of Nonsense first published in 1846, for example: 'There was a young girl of Avignon, who wore a tremendous big chignon/When they cried, "That's too big!" She exclaimed "O my wig!"/They all wear them this size at Avignon', and 'There was a young lady from Bruges, who adorned herself largely with rouge/But they said, Don't you fear, twill be set down to beer/Which affronted that lady of Bruges".

Auction archive: Lot number 454
Auction:
Datum:
21 Jan 2021
Auction house:
Dominic Winter Auctioneers, Mallard House
Broadway Lane, South Cerney, Nr Cirencester
Gloucestershire, GL75UQ
United Kingdom
info@dominicwinter.co.uk
+44 (0)1285 860006
+44 (0)1285 862461
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