Description
Limited edition of Second Book of Tales by Eugene Field.
Octavo, xi, [1], 314pp, [2]. Light blue hardcover, title in gilt on vellum spine. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, light wear along edges, faint offsetting to endpapers. Vellum is clean and bright. Protected by a green dust jacket, no label or writing. One of 150 limited edition copies printed on Holland paper, this one numbered 109.
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.”
