Description
Signed first edition of Second Book of Verse by Eugene Field.
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.”
