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Published by Privately Printed [at the Grabhorn Press], San Francisco, 1957
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
A Prefatory Fragment. 31 pp. Folio, original printed wrappers. First edition; one of 300 copies. Wrappers quite soiled and worn at edges; partially separated at spine fold. Contents fine. Ink gift inscription (signature illegible) on front free endpaper, 1957. Anecdota Scowah Number Two.
Published by San Francisco, The Roxburghe Club 1957., 1957
First Edition
First edition (limited to 300 copies). Quarto-size paperback original in a sewn binding. Some light brown discolouring around the edges of the front wrapper, along with a small closed tear, and a small light 1" stain at the bottom fore-edge corner, otherwise very good in stitched wrappers as issued. Printed in two-colour ink, with a tipped on frontispiece portrait of the Drury Lane actor Joseph Miller (1684-1738) as "Teague". Miller became a figure associated with old-time joke books, so much that a "Joe Miller" became a term for a time-worn jest. Four of these Roxburghe Club keepsakes were edited by Schmulowitz (some to give to friends and other Roxburghe Club members): SCOWAH is a coined word for "Schumulowitz's Collection of Wit & Humour".
Published by Privately printed for Members of The Roxburghe Club, San Francisco, 1957
Seller: George Ong Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Stiff Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. 30, [1] pp., 9 x 13.25", beige center-sewn wrappers, tipped-in color frontispiece plus one page of duotones. Title page and headings printed in red and black. Small bump to corners, edges lightly age-toned, overall near fine. Bibliography of the Grabhorn Press 1957-1966, No. 585.