Eugene Field An Auto-Analysis

Field, Eugene; Wilson, Francis (intro.)

Published by Frank M. Morris, /printed by R.R. Donnelley at the Lakeside Press, Chicago, 1896

About this Item

Hard cover, 12mo, (measuring 4 1/2 x 6 inches) in quarter-black cloth over gray paper-covered boards, titles printed in black. Unpaginated, printed on recto only. Limited Edition No 138 of 150 copies printed on Japan vellum paper. Features elaborately hand-colored, medieval-style initial capitals within the text. Condition: Very Good. Foxing to front board, minimally to pastedowns. Light rubbing to spine. Signature of Edwd. Willard to front paste-down in old ink. This is a small press reprint of the Author's self-published 1894 pamphlet of random biographical facts, written to satisfy the child-like questions to which he seemed to be perennially pestered with by fans of his work. An engaging Introduction by his friend and fellow author Francis Wilson, acts, in part, as a bibliography. Eugene Field (1850-1895) Chicago journalist and contributor of humorous essays, known as "The Poet of Childhood," for works such as "Little Boy Blue." A really nice bit of typography. OCLC 635632. BAL 5822. Signed on Limitation page by publisher F.M. Morris [The Old Bookshop] Limited Edition No. 138/150 copies on Japan paper.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Eugene Field An Auto-Analysis
• Publisher: Frank M. Morris, /printed by R.R. Donnelley at the Lakeside Press, Chicago
• Publication Date: 1896
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography & Letters
  • Printing and Typography
  • Bibliography