A Show of Books Issued by American Book Clubs Held at The Rowfant Club April the 24th 1897.

(The Rowfant Club) & Wood, John S. (compiler).

Published by Cleveland, Ohio, The Rowfant Club, 1897. Of this catalogue 199 copies were imprinted at the Shelburne Press in Cleveland. # 179.

9 1/4 x 4 1/4", unpaginated; contains 105 items plus a (2)pp. printed insert with items 106-110. Gray printed wrappers with candlestick & title printed in dark blue on front paper cover, yapp edges; bottom of spine shows splitting, yapp edges show some slight wear, tanning. NF. With loose insert leaf in back (sometimes missing) printed on laid (Taylor Deckled watermark) paper. Very scarce early listing of various book club's publications including: Book Fellows, Bradford, Caxton, The Club, Club of Odd Sticks, Dunlap Society, Duodecimos, Gorges Society, Grolier, Philobiblon, Prince Society, Rowfant, Zenger, & Club of Odd Volumes (insert). "In this little catalogue [.] we have endeavored to give such a description as will serve for memoranda of the simple physical characteristics of the books shown [.]". Seller Inventory # ABE-66312749

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Show of Books Issued by American Book ...
Publisher: Cleveland, Ohio, The Rowfant Club, 1897. Of this catalogue 199 copies were imprinted at the Shelburne Press in Cleveland. # 179.
Binding: Soft cover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included