Limerick features an owl of anguish

Illustrated with coloured engravings, The History of Sixteen Wonderful Old Women is a work of 1821 that is “thought to be the first printed book of Limericks”.

So said Forum Auctions (15/20/12% buyer’s premium), which in a July 12 auction sold a slightly bro…

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