Edward Lear
25 copies for sale · $38–$3,750 · 3 first editions · 2 signed
Notable copies for sale
The Jumblies (first edition, signed) — B Street Books$100
The Dong with a Luminous Nose (first edition, signed) — B Street Books$100
Tabuan Parakeet from Illustrations of the Family of Psitta, or Parrots — John Windle Antiquarian$3,750
Platycercus tabuensis Tabuan Parrakeet — Donald A. Heald Rare Books$3,000
Platycercus Pileatus, Red-capped Parakeet — Donald A. Heald Rare Books$2,000
Black Kite. Milvus ater — Donald A. Heald Rare Books$1,750
Honey Buzzard. Pernis apivorus — Donald A. Heald Rare Books$1,650
Platycercus Stanley II, Stanley Parakeet — Donald A. Heald Rare Books$1,600
Trichoglossus Matoni, Maton's Parakeet — Donald A. Heald Rare Books$1,600
Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets — James Cummins Bookseller$1,500
THE PELICAN CHORUS — Rare Book Cellar$123
EDWARD LEAR'S COMPLETE NONSENSE; Folio Society — Rare Book Cellar$78
Works on the market
A BOOK OF NONSENSE3 copies · £53–£85
THE COMPLETE VERSE AND OTHER NONSENSE2 copies · $41–$48
Platycercus tabuensis Tabuan Parrakeet1 copy · $3,000
Platycercus Pileatus, Red-capped Parakeet1 copy · $2,000
Black Kite. Milvus ater1 copy · $1,750
Honey Buzzard. Pernis apivorus1 copy · $1,650
Platycercus Stanley II, Stanley Parakeet1 copy · $1,600
Trichoglossus Matoni, Maton's Parakeet1 copy · $1,600
Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets1 copy · $1,500
TEAPOTS AND QUAILS; And Other New Nonsenses1 copy · $147
The New Vestments Hardcover Edward Lear1 copy · $125
THE PELICAN CHORUS1 copy · $123
The Dong with a Luminous Nose1 copy · $100
The Jumblies1 copy · $100
EDWARD LEAR'S COMPLETE NONSENSE; Folio Society1 copy · $78
INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF MY UNCLE ARLY1 copy · $58
THE SCROOBIOUS PIP By Edward Lear - Hardcover1 copy · $57
Market context
50 copies of Edward Lear's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $56 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Five lithographs of waterbirds and waders, [1832 - 37] (dominic winter, 2026-05-01)£400
Journals of a Landscape Painter in Calabria, 1852 (dominic winter, 2026-05-01)£320
Numidian Demoiselle & Rufous Backed Egret, published by John Gould [1832 - 37] (dominic winter, 2026-04-01)£130
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