Book by Field Eugene, Signed (19 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Probable First Edition. Signed by author on title page. Gray softcover, 39 pp. Complete title: "Fichthorn's Letter System of Music Reading With Essentials for Vocal Classes : Also Useful in private Voice and Instrumental Teaching as well as Class Instrumental Instruction. One Letter Position for all Keys Applicable to all Texts. A Pupil's Book for Class and Home Study". CONDITION: Good; pages are a little aged, clean with no writing except owner's name on top of title page and author signature. Some creasing and a couple nicks to page edges, no tears. Cover has a couple small marks otherwise clean with some chipping and crease to rear. Some edge wear. Rear bottom corner is missing a little paper. Binding is tight. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Limited Facsimile. Unnumbered; Limited Facsimile Edition. Paper covered boards; edges and covers worn and somewhat soiled; 4to,9 3/4" to 12" tall; no jacket. Typed letter signed laid in; inscribed and signed "Washington University Compliments of WK Bixby"; illustrations throughout; no internal markings. Signed by Other.

Condition: Very Good. Limited edition #417. Typed letter signed by William Buskett in envelope pasted to front pastedown. Moderate wear and soiling to covers and endpapers, otherwise a near very good copy. Vignettes by C.M. Seyppel. 4to. xi, 29 pp. Quarter vellum over pictorial boards.

3/4 Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Signed Limited Edition. TEG. 200 pgs. Cloth spine & corners, leather spine label, light shelf wear and darkening along top edge, small hole in title label. A collection of Field's verse for adults and a few for a juvenile audience. #152 of 300 copies, signed by the printer, John Wilson & Sons. BAL 5751. Size: 8vo. Signed by Printer.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. One of 250 signed & numbered copies bound in the publisher's original half cloth and boards, spine stamped and decorated in black and gilt. Top edge gilt. some shelfwear and soiling to cloth. All pages tight and bright. BAL 5738. Signed.

Limited numbered edition. First page inscribed to Miss Georgia Cayvan from Eugene Field with written verse. Covers with general age/handling soil. Rubbing to edges/corners/spine ends. Tight binding. Pages look great.

Condition: Very good condition. One of 250 numbered copies issued to subscribers with the initial F on the number liine. Signed John Wilson & Son in ink on the colophon page. Bound in the publisher's original half cream cloth and grey boards with a black leather spine label and the spine stamped in gilt. Top edge gilt. Uncut. Moderate stains to the covers. Internally clean and bright. BAL 5738. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Inscribed simply, "Always sincerely yours" and signed and dated (Chicago. Dec. 15, 1894) by the author. Top page edges gilt. Good. Green cloth boards with moderate edge-wear, plus two small scuffs near upper front corner. Occasional chipping to page edges, particularly p. 49. A few thumb smudges to margins. Front and rear hinges a little weak, but binding remains intact. Unmarked but for author's inscription/signature. 260 pages. Signed by Author(s).

Vellum. Condition: Very good. Limited edition of the Second Book of Verse by Eugene Field. (illustrator). Limited Edition. Octavo, ix, [1], 260pp, [2]. Three-quarter vellum, paper-covered boards. Title in gilt on black morocco label affixed to spine. No additional printings listed. Slight lean to text block, worn at corners, with toning along edges. One of 300 copies, this one numbered 203 on the colophon. Signed by the printer, John Wilson + Son of Cambridge, on the limitation page. Eugene Field (1850-1895) was an author of children's poetry and humorous essays, as well as a journalist. Field's most notable works include: "Wunken, Blynken, and Nod," "The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat," and "Little Boy Blue.". Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Solid book, tight and square, strong hinges. Missing the front free endpaper but signed by Field on the half title under an excerpt of a poem by him. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. with every affectionate regard, Dear Lanner, I am Sincerely yours, Eugene Field Dec. 1894 Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Original gilt-titled cloth, TEG. First trade edition inscribed/dated to the ffep by Field. Edges rubbed, spine ends a bit frayed, points rubbed/bumped. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 202 pages; Signed by Author.

Original Cloth. Condition: Fine-. First Trade Edition (a numbered edition of 50 large-paper copies signed by the publishers also was issued) of the first bibliography of American authors. Introduced by the poet Eugene Field. Foolscap 8vo (162 x 100mm): xxiv,223,[3]pp. Publisher's olive-green beveled cloth lettered in gilt to front cover and spine; top edge gilt, others uncut; title page in red and black; paper shelf label to spine. Engraved bookplate to front paste down of Harvard professor George Herbert Palmer (1842-1933). Laid in is a brief ALS from E. W. Rollins dated April 22, 1843, announcing a forthcoming class meeting at 18 Beacon Street. An excellent example in original cloth, tightly bound and clean throughout. Kramer 2. BAL 5756. The first bound volume issued by this publisher (called "Stone & Kimball's First Book"), providing bibliographic details of first editions of American authors listed alphabetically (from Henry Abbey to Samuel Woodworth, and including Harriet Beecher Stowe, Richard Harding Davis, Edgar Allan Poe, and Cotton Mather). Herbert Stuart Stone and Hannibal Ingalls Kimball were students at Harvard students when they founded Stone & Kimball and published a pamphlet in April 1893 called Chicago and the World's Fair [Kramer 1]. The guidebook turned a profit of $600 for the young publishers, who then issued this bibliography, edited by Stone. The firm continued until 1897, when Kimball left and it became known as Herbert S. Stone & Co. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 12mo ; 286 pages; publisher's blue cloth. Scribner's sons. An early singing. Dedcated and signed in fountain pen ink at top of half title page. "Bill had the biggest feet in is township: but I'll bet my wallet he never trod on a violet in his life." Eugene Field. Dated by author July 5, 1894. Hinge cracked , lightly penciled ownership on first blank. Uncommon glassine dust jacket toned and worn but intact. First trade edition. ; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Several spots on cover. Uncut page edges. Gilt top page edges. BAL 5738. #214 of 250 copies. Black leather label on spine. Very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s).

Cloth. Condition: Very good. Signed first edition of Second Book of Verse by Eugene Field. (illustrator). First Edition. Octavo, ix, [1], 200pp. Full teal green cloth, title in gilt on front cover and spine. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, rubbing to cloth, with small stain to front cover. Internally clean. Inscribed by the author, Eugene Field, on the front free endpaper, dated: "January 9th, 1894" The first edition of Second Book of Verse is predated by the limited edition, published in 1892 by Melville E. Stone. Eugene Field (1850-1895) was an author of children's poetry and humorous essays, as well as a journalist. Field's most notable works include: "Wunken, Blynken, and Nod," "The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat," and "Little Boy Blue.". Signed.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good in boards. Edge wear. Signed and inscribed by Field to Kate Ward Drake on front end page. Written in his own hand is the first half of the second verse of his poem "Old Times, Old Friends, Old Love". Also included is a formal notice from Field, in it's original envelope, dated May 11, 1893, to Mrs. Drake which indicates Field and his wife having moved homes. Field included a print of his old home located in Amherst, Massachusetts. Upper right corner of front panel bumped, upper edge of rear panel bumped in center. Gilt robust to front panel. ; Signed.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author. Signed.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in boards. Signed and inscribed by author on front end page. Inscription reads: "To Mrs. Drake, with the affectionate regards of Eugene Field". Field dated the inscription April 11th, 1893. Included is a lengthy personal letter from Field to Kate Ward Drake, dated April the 12th, 1893, complete in original envelope. Shows edge wear and scuffing to front and rear panel. Gilt on front panel robust. Front panel cloth slightly creased at upper edge. ; Signed.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author. Signed.

Condition: Fine. First edition. One of 250 copies printed for subscribers, this number 139. Signed by the printer, John Wilson & Son before the list of subscribers. Exquisitely bound by Ringer Bindery (Chicago) in full crushed blue morocco, marbled end papers, top edge gilt. Ruled in gilt with raised bands, gilt titles to spine and decorations in the spine compartments. The author has written out the final stanza of "Buttercup, Poppy, Forget-Me-Not" on the front black, decorated in red and gold ink and signed by Eugene Field. The second book published by the author, and a major factor in Eugene Field's rise to literary celebrity. Though he'd been known in the Midwest as a journalist and editor, A Little Book of Western Verse drew attention to his skill and wit as a lyricist. Most of his poems were about childhood and children -- with inspiration coming directly from his own. Works such as Little Boy Blue and Wynken, Blynken, and Nod, which were written for their amusement, resulted in his being known as "The Poet of Childhood" (Denver Library). Fine. Signed.