Second Book Verse by Field Eugene, Signed (6 results)

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.

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.

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.

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.