Eugene Field The Tribune Primer Boston Privately printed 1900
$200.00
“Here we Have a piece of Chewing Gum. It is White and Sweet. Chew it awhile and Stick it on the Under Side of the Mantel Piece. The Hired Girl will find it There and Chew it awhile Herself and then Put it Back.”
Field, Eugene, The Tribune Primer, Boston, Privately printed 1900. 17.5 cm x 11 cm, stamped cloth cover, no dust jacket. [ii; 28 pages; ii] First printed in Denver in 1882, when Field was the editor of the Denver Tribune, as 24mo, bound in pink paper, a 50 copy edition. In 1882, The Model Primer was published by Fred Tredwell, Brooklyn, N.Y., in 16mo with paper covers, containing selections from The Tribune Primer. This edition is believed to be the scarce third printing. Fair condition, internal hinges cracking.
Field, Eugene, The Tribune Primer, Boston, Privately printed 1900. 17.5 cm x 11 cm, stamped cloth cover, no dust jacket. [ii; 28 pages; ii] First printed in Denver in 1882, when Field was the editor of the Denver Tribune, as 24mo, bound in pink paper, a 50 copy edition. In 1882, The Model Primer was published by Fred Tredwell, Brooklyn, N.Y., in 16mo with paper covers, containing selections from The Tribune Primer. This edition is believed to be the scarce third printing. Fair condition, internal hinges cracking.Eugene Field First Edition with a Manuscript Poem by Field “A Mexican Ballad”