{"product_id":"some-limericks2","title":"Some Limericks.","description":"\u003cp\u003e[Florence]: Privately Printed [Orioli]. 1928.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst edition issued to subscribers only. Limited to 110 copies of which this is number 110. Royal 8vo. 250x165mm. pp.97, [1bl]. Original yellow\/gold rough canvas with title stamped in red on upper cover. Corners slightly bumped and light soiling on the covers. Internally very good with some slight marking in places. Overall a very nice copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome Limericks has long been a popular work, famous for its obscene verse and clever, amusing mock-scholarly apparatus. It has appeared in a number of pirated editions. The publisher, Pino Orioli, was a bookseller in Florence where Douglas lived for a number of years. It was a brave decision of Douglas to have it published in 1928 although, of course, Douglas was not averse to taking risks and lived much of his life on a precarious knife-edge. Even today, some of these limericks are strong stuff. Utter filth in many cases. But here is a comparatively gentle one to warm you up: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere was a young student of John’s \u003cbr\u003eWho wanted to bugger the swans, \u003cbr\u003eBut the loyal hall-porter\u003cbr\u003eSaid: “Pray take my daughter!\u003cbr\u003eThe birds are reserved for the dons”.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DOUGLAS, Norman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42276087070911,"sku":"3868","price":950.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1484\/0910\/products\/3868_1.jpg?v=1678887019","url":"https:\/\/voewoodrarebooks.com\/products\/some-limericks2","provider":"Voewood Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}