Quarto, hardcover, in dj. near fine ex-private school lib. with stamp on title page, pocket in rear, good hot pink pictorial dj in mylar. (appears uncirculated) First Ed. Writer of "Little Boy Blue", "Wynken, Blynken and Nod" and other adored children's poems, Field also produced bawdy verse and "Sharps and Flats" for the Chicago Morning News. Against background of Gay Nineties and not so gay--Haymarket riots, rr rober barons, this uninhibied biography examines the Field fever as it raged.

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Title: Field Days, the Life, Times and Reputation of Eugene Field
Publisher: Scribner, NY, 1974,
Publication Date: 1974
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0684137801
ISBN 13: 9780684137803
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Book Type: Book

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First edition. Eugene Field wrote bawdy verse? Yes, this wildly popular children's poet had a highly eccentric and multi-faceted personality. In a diverting and sympathetic biography, the author lifts the cloak of respectability from this creative genius and examines the real man beneath. A fascinating look at mid-nineteenth century America and the not-so-gay Nineties. Very clean, colorful dust-jacket. Illustrated. Topical bibliography, and index. x, 244 pages. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards, dust jacket.. tall 8vo..

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