The Limerick - G. Legman - 1969

There once was a tome quite obscene, The dirtiest verses you've seen. Each limerick so crude, Magnificently lewd, Enough to shock any Marine! "This is the largest collection of limericks ever published, erotic or otherwise. Of the 1700 printed here, none is otherwise...." A vile, depraved, offensive, wonderful volume. - The Limerick: 1700 Examples, with Notes, Variants and Index - Gershon Legman, ed. Published 1969, Bell Publishing Company, New York Hardcover. Approx. 6.5x9.5in. 517pp. Dustjacket has various tears and damage on end of top spine. Library sale marking on front endpaper (see photo). Otherwise book itself is in good vintage condition.