Field eugene 1850 95 (2 résultats)

Limited edition. c.1882 As The Complete Tribune Primer. Olive stitched card wraps, untrimmed edges. 16mo (17,5cm). pp. 29 (2) blank. Very Good. Several tiny chips and tears starting to covers, internal overall toning. In this short tome lies a plethora of [or 85] humorous shorts guaranteed to bring a chuckle to the reader over 100 years later covering topics strange and real; Or, Selections from Field's Denver Tribune sketches and a satirical take on The New England Primer. (Blank 5487). TRI118319 Humor & Satire.…

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. No Jacket. 4 3/4 in. x 8 1/2 in., [4]pp., a Eugene Field poem, printed as a Valentine greeting card, in Cleveland, Ohio in 1914. Printed on a folded sheet of thick, cream-colored, textured paper stock, with two joined, red hearts, pierced by a golden arrow on the outer front cover. The poem in four stanzas of seven lines, begins: "My lady's eyes are bright and blue," and concludes: "My lady's only three years old." The title is printed in pink, and the text in dark green within an olive green floral border. The back outer cover states: "The Printing Press in Cleveland town/This Valentine has printed;/Their new French types they've gotten down,/And scrumptious paper, and to crown/The whole, inks rainbow-tinted;/We hope you'll pass it right along/To the little lady of the song--/No doubt you are acquainted!" This is in the matching envelope with a February 13, 1914 postmark & red 2 cent Washington profile stamp. With typed address to Cleveland, Ohio based book collector & Rowfant Club member: Frank H. Neff. The pasted back flap of the envelope has been torn open. A very rare item, possibly produced by Horace Carr, or another Cleveland printer of that period.…