{"product_id":"nonsense-botany-and-nonsense-alphabets-etc-etc","title":"Nonsense Botany and Nonsense Alphabets, Etc. Etc.","description":"\u003ch1\u003eNonsense Botany and Nonsense Alphabets, Etc. Etc.\u003c\/h1\u003eEdward Lear\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: British Library\u003cbr\u003eJuly 1 2009\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9780712350440\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 0712350446\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: \u003cp\u003eThroughout his life, Edward Lear maintained the same love for painting that caused him to be compared to Audubon at age nineteen--and later saw him give brief drawing lessons to Queen Victoria. \u003ci\u003eNonsense Botany and Nonsense Alphabets\u003c\/i\u003e contains numerous examples of the illustrations and pictorial descriptions from Edward Lear's incredibly imaginative reserve of plants and creatures, each with appropriate captions and lyrics. His strange botanical illustrations include the likes of Manypeeplia Upsidownia, Piggiwiggia Pyramidalis, and Pollybirdia Singularis, while the \u003ci\u003eNonsense Alphabet\u003c\/i\u003e consists of three sets of illustrated alphabets that twist and turn around bizarrely addictive imagery and language: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA was an ape, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho stole some white tape, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd tied up his toes, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn four beautiful bows.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ea!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFunny old Ape!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRegardless of Lear's inspiration or impetus, these writings and their accompanying images remain adored by children and adults alike, and the more than 150 illustrations presented here testify to Lear's enduring popularity as a heroically comic poet and serious artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67391153995821,"sku":"21093","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_8f584ef5-5ba6-4c56-ad73-0ef64c5f4526.jpg?v=1787351980","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/nonsense-botany-and-nonsense-alphabets-etc-etc","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}