Search Results: little willie by field eugene

Np: Np. Very Good. softcover. Broadside printing of this famous poem, dated in type at the end "Oct. 19, 1895." 7" by 3". This printing not in BAL, but see BAL 5768-9. .

Chicago: Majestic Press Book. G+. Soft cover. 1937, 16mo, 10pp. Stiff stapled wrps. Small areas of light staining to rear cover, minor tape repair to inside of rear cover, else G+. The colophon states: "Of this book signed by the publisher and printer an edition limited to one-hundred twenty-five copies, printed at the Majestic Press, Chicago, May, 1937." This copy is not numbered but is signed by N.F. Olker. .

No Place: No Publisher, 1895. Limited. paperback. fine. Decorative initials and one line illustration at rear. 8 pages. Very slim oblong 12mo, original tan printed wrappers, staple-bound. No place, no date (circa 1910). A very fine unread copy of this scarce limited printing. One of only 75 (un-numbered) copies.<br/><br/> A limited edition reprint of Field's humorous and touching poem about son's habitual bed wetting. October 19, 1895 is printed at the end of the text, along with a printed note stating "Field said his wife took the boy away on a visit, and he found, in their absence, he couldn't sleep till he got up and poured hot water on his shirt."<br/><br/>

Washington DC: Privately Printed. Near Fine. 1901. Paperback. Original cream doubled wrappers (with a fan fold at the top edge) -- printed in red with title: "Little Willie" / By / Eugene Field -- stitched and sewn, as issued, with decorative red silk cord tied at the spine-fold. Title page (limitation statement on verso) , Foreword (verso blank) , and the five stanzas of the poem printed on both sides of three leaves (the fifth stanza's leaf is blank on the verso, except for a device depicting a rampant lion in silhouette, final leaf entirely blank. OCLC: 27211002 The Foreword explains that the poem was composed by Eugene Field on October 19, 1895 and that the author died November 4, 1895. "The first four stanzas have appeared in several medical journals... What modern Bowlder [sic] or member of the Society of Expurgators was responsible for the suppression of the fifth stanza is immaterial. Field's fame and reputation are secure, and any mutilation of his writings… Read More

Harry D. Sickles, 1937. Good. Field, Eugene. Little Willie. Chicago: Harry D. Sickles, 1937. 10pp. 16mo. Book condition: Good with creased and lightly stained wraps. Short, closed tears in spine ends. Pencil scribbles inside front cover. First couple of pages lightly spotted, and pages lightly bumped. Former owner's name on colophon. Number 8 of 160. Gift inscription by Eugene Field, II, the subject of the poem, on title page. Published by Harry D. Sickles, known to have perpetrated many forgeries with Eugene (Pinney) Field II.

[ Louisville, KY ]: Privately Printed for Subscribers Only, 1925. First Edition Thus. Paperback. Very Good. Octavo, 32 pages, printed on Alexandra Japan, white paper vellum wrappers (chipped at bottom of top cover) This short story features "Ye Queene Elizabeth, Francis Bacon, Shaxpur [sic], Sr. Walter Ralegh, Ben Jonson, Francis Beaumonte, the Duchess of Bilgewater, Lady Helen, and maidens of honor, as told by Ye Queen's cup-bearer. [ Meine, Bibliography of 1601, 16 ( see also no. 12]. Allegedly printed for the editor, Vanover. "Backhouse" has been attributed to J. W. Riley, but not by Riley's bibliographers.. "French Crisis has been attributed to Eugene Field, but without substantiation, but he is credited for "Little Willie".

np: Privately Published, 1925. First edition thus. Paperback. Rusty staining to front wrapper, else very good. Original printed wrappers, 9.5 x 6.25 inches, 31 pp. 4 short ribald writings by the named authors (2 are by Eugene Field).

San Francisco, CA: John Henry Nash, 1929.. Folio. French-fold sheets with Illustrated Header, Gilt Decorative Border, Red Lettered Title, Black Ink. Within Marbled Boards. [4 pp.] Near Fine.

[San Francisco: John Henry Nash, 1929. 1 p. Illustration by Dan Sweeney. 1 vols. Folio. Marbled boards. About Fine. 1 p. Illustration by Dan Sweeney. 1 vols. Folio.

(n.p.): Privately Printed. 1895. First edition (not stated but with a C. Gerhardt bookseller's catalog page stating as such, back when it was offered for $1). Title is in all capital letters; the "L" and "W" being larger than the others. Red decorations precede each stanza. 4-1/2" x 5-3/4". Tiny notation and red dots on rear cover near spine; stapled spine is fragile. A near fine copy. Included at no charge is an unnumbered copy of Field's An Imitation of Robert Herrick which has tape marks on the inner covers. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine.

Printed at the end of the text is the date: October 19, 1895., 1895.. Very good. - Oblong 12mo, 4-1/4"x5-3/4". Printed stapled self-wraps with the title on the front & a vignette of Willie seated backward on a rocking chair printed on the rear wrapper. 8 pages, including the wraps, with the text printed in black and decorated initials in salmon. There is a tiny tear to the leaves at the top and some minor soiling. Very good. Field's verse about his little boy Willie who "Cuddled close beside me when / He used to wet the bed". A charming note on the last page states that: "Field said his wife took the boy away on a visit, and he found, in their absence, he couldn't sleep till he got up and poured hot water on his shirt."This is one of 2 editions noted by the BAL as possibly being a first or second edition of this classic "The first formal and authorized publication of this poem, so far as BAL had been able to determine, is in Slason Thompson's Life of Eugene Field, New York, 1927, pp. 159-160, where… Read More

No Place: No Publisher 31, [3] pages (the last 3 pages blank) ; 24 cm [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], No date, circa 1920s. Contains three classics of "outhouse" humor. Bound in quarter red morocco over pale green buckram, gilt back, marbled end papers, top edge gilt, authors and titles in gilt front cover, Near Fine, the buckram with sun spotting. "Backhouse" has been attributed to Riley, but not by his bibliographers. SCARCE, OCLC locates only 3 copies. OCLC: 9379973.. Later Printings. Quarter Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Thin 8vo.

[1895?], 1895-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. No Publisher; NP, 1895. Limp vellum. Limited edition, #27 of 80cc. Good+, wear to tips & spine top and bottom[some light loss], w/green marbled endsheets in a blind ruled with gilt lettering in dark green vellum binding. Oblong 16mo (approx. 4 x 5 inches), 8pp only. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.