Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
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MS Typ 55.14
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888.
Edward Lear miscellaneous drawings,
1849-1866.
2 boxes (.5 linear ft.)
Collection materials are in English.
Drawings, poems, proofs, landscapes, portraits and other items by the English
poet and artist Edward Lear.
Unless otherwise noted, gift of Philip Hofer,
1942.
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Edward Lear Miscellaneous Drawings, 1849-1866 (MS Typ 55.14). Houghton Library,
Harvard University.
Lear was an English poet and artist.
Arranged in rough alphabetical order by title.
Includes Lear's nonsense drawings, autograph manuscript drafts
of the nonsense poems and nonsense alphabet, drawings with verse, and proofs for The
nonsense alphabet and other works. Also includes a few landscape drawings, a
portrait of an unidentified man, self-portraits, and a portrait photograph of Lear,
among other items.
The majority of Lear landscape drawings are listed in MS Typ 55.11, MS Typ 55.26, and
TypDr 805.L513
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. A bumbel[!]
B : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Armchairia
comfortabilis : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Bassia
palealensis : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Bluebottlia
buzztilentia : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Bubblia
blowpipia : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. [Burnt] sienna
and indian red : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Crabbia
horrida : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Designs for a monogram, J.E.B. : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Eastern landscape : pen-and-ink.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Discovery of a
large moth : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Knutmigrata
simplice : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Landscape : brush and ink drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Manypeeplia
upsidownia : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Untitled : pencil drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Sketches made in India : pencil drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Phattfacia
stupenda : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Portrait of an
unidentified man : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Puffia
leatherbellowsa : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Queeriflora
babyöides : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Self- portrait :
drawing. Apl. 21. 1849.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Self- portrait cut
from the end of a letter : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Self- portrait? cut
from the end of a letter : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Self- portrait on
stilts : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Smalltoothcombia
domestica : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The absolutely
abstemious ass : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The biscuit
tree : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The
clomjombimbilious tree : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The
clothes-brush tree : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The comfortable
confidential cow : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The courtship of
the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The dish
tree : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The dolomphious
duck : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The fork
tree : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The goodnatured
grey gull : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The hasty
higgeldipiggledy hen : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The
jumblies : proof. 1s.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The kite
tree : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The rabbit
tree : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The two old
bachelors : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The zigzag
zealous zebra : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. [There is a
young lady, whose nose] : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. [There was an
old man who supposed] : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
person of Rye, and The owl and the
pussy cat : drawings.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. [There was an
old person of] Shoreham : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Tureenia
ladlecum : drawing.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Umbrellifera : drawing; Kendal, Aug 20th
1836.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Blackbirds &
ferns : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Bonnets &
legs : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Chimnies &
wings : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Cutlets &
eyes : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Eagles &
pears : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Gruel &
prawns : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Herons &
sweeps : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Houses &
kings : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Houses &
kings : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Hurdles &
mumps : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Lobsters &
owls : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Mitres &
beams : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Nonsense
alphabet: A was some ants : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Pancakes &
fins : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Puddings &
beams : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Rainbows &
knives : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Rainbows &
wives : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Ribands &
pigs : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Saucers &
tops : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Scissors &
fowls : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Sofas &
bees : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Tadpoles &
tops : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Tea urns &
pews : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Teapots &
quails : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The owl and the
pussy cat, stanza 3 : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was a
young lady of Chertsey : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
man in a pew : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
man of Blackheath : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
man of Dumblayne : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
man of Dunluce : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
man of Melrose : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
man of Siberia : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
man of Thames Ditton : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. [There was an]
old man on a hill : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
man who said "Hum!" : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
man on whose nose : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
man with a beard : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
man with a nose : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
person of Philae : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
person of Spain : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
person who said : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Thistles &
moles : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Trumpets &
guns : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Volumes &
pigs : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Wafers &
bears : drawing and verse.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Watches &
oaks : drawing and verse.
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[Lear, Edward, 1812-1888]. Once I had a
mucous membrane. . . : autograph manuscript (unsigned);
[San Remo, undated].
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Unfinished draft of a nonsense poem.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Calico
pie : proofs. 4s.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. [Two parrots] : lithograph
proof.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Mr. and Mrs.
Spikky Sparrow : proofs.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Nonsense
alphabet: A. was an area arch : proofs and illustrations.
26s.
Letters A-O are accompanied by proof of letterpress text; P-Z are
illustrations only.
Letter A.
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Letter B.
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Letter C.
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Letter D.
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Letter E.
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Letter F.
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Letter G.
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Letter H.
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Letter I.
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Letter J.
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Letter K.
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Letter L.
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Letter M.
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Letter N.
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Letter O.
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Letter P.
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Letter Q.
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Letter R.
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Letter S.
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Letter T.
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Letter U.
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Letter V.
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Letter W.
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Letter X.
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Letter Y.
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Letter Z.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The broom, the
shovel, the poker and the tongs : proofs.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Proof:
The courtship of the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò :
proof.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The daddy
long-legs and the fly : proofs.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The duck and the
kangaroo : proofs.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The history of
the seven families of the lake Pipple-Popple : proofs.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The owl and the
pussy cat and The seven families of
Lake Pipple-Popple : proofs.
Proof (rubbing) of 1 block for
Owl and the pussy
cat and 2 for The seven families....
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The nutcrackers
and the sugar-tongs : proof.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The owl and the
pussy cat : proofs.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The pelican
chorus : proof.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The story of the
four little children : proofs.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The table and
the chair : proofs.
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
lady of Prague (1, with autograph inscription) There was a young lady of Poole (1) There was a young girl of Majorca (1)
There was an old lady of
Prague
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Poole
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There was a young girl of Majorca
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
man of Berlin, There was an old man
of the West, and There was an old
person of Tartary : proofs.
One proof for each title.
There was an old man of
Berlin
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There was an old man of the
West
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There was an old person of
Tartary
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
man of Coblenz, There was an old man
of Leghorn, and There was a young
lady of Hull : proofs.
One proof for each title.
There was an old man of
Coblenz
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There was an old man of
Leghorn
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There was a young lady of
Hull
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
man of Corfu, There was an old man of
Vesuvius, and There was an old person
of Rheims : proofs.
One proof for each title.
There was an old man of
Corfu
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There was an old man of
Vesuvius
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There was an old person of
Rheims
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(113)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
man of Dundee, There was an old lady
whose folly, and There was an old man
of Calcutta : proofs.
One proof for each title, except 2 for
...
Calcutta.
There was an old man of
Dundee
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There was an old lady whose
folly
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There was an old man of
Calcutta: sheet 1
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There was an old man of
Calcutta: sheet 2
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(114)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
man of Jamaica, There was an old man
of the East, and There was an old man
of the Coast : proofs.
One proof for each title.
There was an old man of
Jamaica
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There was an old man of the
East
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There was an old man of the
Coast
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
man of Peru, There was a young lady
whose eyes, There was an old man of
Columbia : proofs.
One proof for each title.
...Peru includes
an autograph annotation.
There was an old man of
Peru
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There was a young lady whose
eyes
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There was an old man of
Columbia
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(116)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
man of th'Abruzzi, There was an old
man of Nepaul, and There was an old
person of Ischia : proofs.
One proof for each title.
There was an old man of
th'Abruzzi
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There was an old man of
Nepaul
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There was an old person of
Ischia
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(117)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
man of the Cape, There was an old
person of Burton, and There was an
old person of Ems : proofs.
One proof for each title, except 2 for
...Burton.
There was an old man of the
Cape
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There was an old person of
Burton : proof 1
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There was an old person of
Burton : proof 2
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There was an old person of
Ems
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(118)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
man of the Dee, There was an old
person of Troy, and There was an old
man of Marseilles : proofs.
One proof for each title.
There was an old man of the
Dee
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There was an old person of
Troy
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There was an old man of
Marseilles
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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
man of the Wrekin, There was an old
man on whose nose, and There was a
young person of Crete : proofs.
One proof for each title.
...nose also
with an autograph verse.
There was an old man of the
Wrekin
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There was an old man on whose
nose
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There was a young person of
Crete
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(120)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
man of Quebec, There was a young lady
of Bute, and There was an old person
of Tring : proofs.
One proof for each title.
There was an old man of
Quebec
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There was a young lady of
Bute
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There was an old person of
Tring
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(121)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
man of Vienna, There was an old
person of Leeds, and There was an old
man of the West : proofs.
One proof for each title.
There was an old man of
Vienna
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There was an old person of
Leeds
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There was an old man of the
West
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(122)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
man with an owl, There was an old man
of Moldavia, and There was an old
person of Hurst : proofs.
One proof for each title.
There was an old man with an
owl
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There was an old man of
Moldavia
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There was an old person of
Hurst
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(123)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
person of Anerley and There was an
old man of Madras : proofs.
One proof for each title.
There was an old person of
Anerley
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There was an old man of
Madras
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(124)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
person of Cadiz, There was an old
person of Basing, and There was an
old man of the Isles : proofs.
One proof for each title.
There was an old person of
Cadiz
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There was an old person of
Basing
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There was an old man of the
Isles
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(125)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
person of Cheadle, There was a young
lady of Wales, and There was a young
lady of Welling : proofs.
One proof for each title. Both
...Wales
and ... Welling have autograph
inscriptions.
There was an old person of
Cheadle
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There was a young lady of
Wales
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There was a young lady of
Welling
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(126)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
person of Mold, There was an old
person of Rhodes, and There was an
old man of Bohemia : proofs.
One proof for each title.
There was an old person of
Mold
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There was an old person of
Rhodes
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There was an old man of
Bohemia
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(127)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
person of Philae, There was an old
man of the North, and There was an
old man of the South : proofs.
One proof for each title.
There was an old person of
Philae
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There was an old man of the
North
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There was an old man of the
South
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(128)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
person of Prague, There was an old
man of the Nile, and There was a
young lady of Lucca : proofs.
One proof for each title.
There was an old person of
Prague
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There was an old man of the
Nile
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There was a young lady of
Lucca
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(129)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
person whose habits, There was an old
man of Apulia, and There was a young
lady of Norway : proofs.
One proof for each title.
There was an old person whose
habits
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There was an old man of
Apulia
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There was a young lady of
Norway
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(130)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was a
young lady of Dorking, There was an
old man of Cape Horn, and There was
an old person of Ewell : proofs.
One proof for each title.
There was a young lady of
Dorking
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There was an old man of Cape
Horn
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There was an old person of
Ewell
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(131)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was a
young lady of Parma, There was an old
person of Sparta, and There was a
young lady of Turkey ; proofs.
One proof for each title.
There was a young lady of
Parma
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There was an old person of
Sparta
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There was a young lady of
Turkey
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(132)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was a
young lady of Sweden, There was an
old person of Chester, and There was
an old man of Melrose : proofs.
One proof for for
... Melrose; 2 for
... Sweden; and 3 for ...Chester, which includes one with
autograph verse.
There was a young lady of
Sweden : proof 1
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There was a young lady of
Sweden : proof 2
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There was an old person of
Chester : proof 1
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There was an old person of
Chester : proof 2
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There was an old person of
Chester : proof 3
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There was an old man of
Melrose
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(133)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was a
young lady of Troy, There was an old
man of Kilkenny, and There was an old person of Buda : proofs.
One proof for each title.
There was a young lady of
Troy
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There was an old man of
Kilkenny
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There was an old person of
Buda
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(134)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was a
young lady of Tyre, There was an old
man of Kamschatka, and There was an
old person of Gretna : proofs.
One proof for each title.
There was a young lady of
Tyre
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There was an old man of
Kamschatka
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There was an old person of
Gretna
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(135)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was a
young lady whose nose was so long that it reached to her toes,
There was an old person of Bangor,
and There was a young lady of Russia :
proofs.
One proof for each title.
There was a young lady whose nose was
so long that it reached to her toes
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There was an old person of
Bangor
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There was a young lady of
Russia
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(136)
[Lear, Edward, 1812-1888]. Victor
Hugo : autograph manuscript (unsigned); [no place, undated].
1s.(2p.)
Unfinished draft of poem. In French.
Received?: 1942.
Recto
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Verso
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(137)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Calico
pie : autograph manuscript (unsigned); [no place, undated].
1s.(1p.)
A nonsense poem, with drawings.
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(138)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Cold are the
crabs that crawl on yonder hill : autograph manuscript
(unsigned); [no place, undated].
1s.(1p.)
A nonsense poem.
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(139)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. [Drafts of limericks and the beginning of a
nonsense alphabet] : autograph manuscript (unsigned); [no place, undated].
1s.(1p.)
Recto
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Verso
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(140)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. [Ornamental borders] : pen-and-ink
drawings (signed with initials);
[London, undated].
5s.(5p.)
Page 1
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Page 2
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Page 3
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Page 4
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Page 5, recto
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Page 5, verso
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(141)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. How pleasant to
know Mr. Lear : autograph manuscript (unsigned); [no place,
undated].
1s.(1p.)
A nonsense poem.
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(142)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Mr.
Monkey : pen-and-ink drawing; [no place,
1875?].
1s.(1p.)
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(143)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. [Musical setting
for A lament, by Percy Bysshe Shelley] :
autograph manuscript (unsigned); [no place, undated].
1s.(1p.)
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(144)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. [Nonsense
alphabet; beginning: A was once an apple pie] : autograph
manuscript (unsigned); [no place, undated].
26s.(29p.).
Recataloged from: MS Typ 55.11.
Letter A, recto
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Letter A, verso
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Letter B, recto
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Letter B, verso
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Letter C
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Letter D
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Letter E, recto
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Letter E, verso
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Letter F
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Letter G
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Letter H
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Letter I
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Letter J
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Letter K
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Letter L
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Letter M
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Letter N
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Letter O
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Letter P
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Letter Q
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Letter R
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Letter S
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Letter T
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Letter U
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Letter V
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Letter W
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Letter X
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Letter Y
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Letter Z, recto
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Letter Z, verso
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(145)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. [Notes on his career as an artist] :
autograph manuscript (unsigned); Brianza,
[1886?].
1s.(1p.)
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(146)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. [Notes on Visits
to monasteries in the Levant (1849) by Robert Curzon,
14th baron Zouche] : autograph manuscript (unsigned); [no
place, undated].
1s.(1p.)
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(147)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Phos :
pen-and-ink drawing (signed); [no place],1875 July 15.
1s.(1p.)
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(148)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The adventures
of Mr. Lear & the Polly Pussey Bite on their way to the Ritertitle
mountains : autograph manuscript (signed: 3d person); [no
place], 1866 August 23.
6s.(6p.)
A story with pictures. F.4 and F. 6 of an original, 8f. wanting.
Page 1
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Page 2
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Page 3
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Page 4
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Page 5
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Page 6
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(149)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The broom &
the shovel, the poker and tongs : autograph manuscript
(unsigned); [no place, undated].
1s.(2p.)
A nonsense poem, with drawings.
Recto
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Verso
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(150)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The courtship of
the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò : uncorrected page-proof
of text and illustrations; [no place,
undated].
1s.(4p.)
A nonsense poem.
Page 1
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Page 2-3
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Page 4
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(151)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The daddy
long-legs and the fly : autograph manuscript (signed); [no
place], 1869 October 14.
1s.(2p.)
A nonsense poem.
Recto
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Verso
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(152)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The dong with a
luminous nose : autograph manuscript (unsigned); [no place,
undated].
1s.(3p.)
Nonsense poem, with drawing.
Page 1
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Page 2-3
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(153)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The duck and the
kangaroo : autograph manuscript (unsigned); [no place, undated].
1s.(1p.)
A nonsense poem, with drawings.
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(154)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The little mouse
lived quite close to the oven : autograph manuscript (unsigned);
[Italy, undated].
1s.(1p.)
A nonsense poem.
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(155)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The owl &
the pussy cat : autograph manuscript (signed); Ross,
Herefordshire,
1868
October 19.
1s.(1p.)
Also includes: 1 drawing of
The owl, the pussycat,
and the turkey.
A nonsense poem, with drawings.
The owl, the pussycat, and the turkey
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Nonsense poem
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(156)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The
pelicans : manuscript (by copyist); [no place, undated].
1s.(1p.)
Music only.
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(157)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The
pelicans : autograph manuscript (unsigned); [Italy,
undated].
1s.(1p.)
Musical setting for the poem; title and words in
Lear's autograph,
music by a
copyist.
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(158)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The
Quangle-Wangle's hat : autograph manuscript (unsigned); [no
place, undated].
1s.(1p.)
A nonsense poem, with drawing.
Recto
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Recto, detail of drawing
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Verso
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(159)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The scroobious
pip : autograph manuscript (unsigned); [no place, undated].
1s.(2p.)
A nonsense poem, with drawing;
on the verso is a page from a journal of a tour in
Corsica,
1800? April 16-17.
Recto
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Verso
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(160)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The table and
the chair : autograph manuscript (unsigned); [no place,
undated].
1s.(2p.)
A nonsense poem, with drawings.
Recto
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Verso
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(161)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The table and
the chair and Calico pie :
autograph manuscript (unsigned); [no place, undated].
1s.(1p.)
Two nonsense poems.
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(162)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The
Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò : autograph manuscript (unsigned); [no place,
undated].
1s.(4p.)
A nonsense poem, with drawings.
Page 1
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Page 2-3
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Page 4
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(163)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The
Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò : autograph manuscript (unsigned); [no place,
undated].
1s.(1p.)
Musical setting for the poem; title and words in
Lear's autograph, music by a copyist.
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(164)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. The
Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò : manuscript (by copyist); [no place, undated].
1s.(1p.)
Music only, with manuscript note in Lear's autograph.
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(165)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. [The courtship
of the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò] : uncorrected page-proof
of Lear's musical setting for the poem;
[no place, undated].
1s.(1p.)
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(166)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
man on the Humber : autograph manuscript (unsigned); [no place,
undated].
1s.(1p.)
Nonsense verse with drawing. Matted.
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(167)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. With all my
heart, then let us part : autograph manuscript (unsigned); [no
place, undated].
1s.(1p.)
A serious poem.
Recto
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Verso
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(168)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. 10 photographic reproductions of
manuscripts and drawings in the W. B. O. Field-Harvard collection.
[8 photographs present as of 1995 February 15].
*42M-236 & 243. Gift of W.B.O.Field,
27 Jul 1942.
Photograph 1
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Photograph 2
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Photograph 3
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Photograph 4
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Photograph 5
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Photograph 6
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Photograph 7
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Photograph 8
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(169)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. [Portrait
photograph]. Mounted with 1 small
rebus drawn by Lear, and 1 autograph visiting card.
*42M-225F. Gift of Philip Hofer,
27 Jul 1942.
Complete item
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Photograph
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Newsclipping, recto
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Newsclipping, verso
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(170)
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. There was an old
Man of the Dee : drawing.
1s.(1p.)
Probably gift of Philip Hofer; removed from
unprocessed collection material left behind by Houghton Librarian
Carolyn Jakeman.
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