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London, Lion and Unicorn Press, 1960. Introduction by Paul Jennings. Limited edition; original illustrated cloth and glassine dust jacket. Edition of 200, this is number 115. English as She is Spoke is the common name of a 19th century book credited to José da Fonseca and Pedro Carolino, which was intended as a Portuguese-English conversational guide, but is regarded as a classic source of unintentional humour. The humour appears to be a result of dictionary-aided literal translation, which causes many idiomatic expressions to be translated wildly inappropriately. Mark Twain said of English as She is Spoke that "Nobody can add to the absurdity of this book, nobody can imitate it successfully, nobody can hope to produce its fellow; it is perfect. Beautifully illustrated in colour by Bawden. This copy is complete with the original dust jacket and packaging and as a result is in virtually mint condition. The dust jacket is a little creased.

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