Little Willie by Field, Eugene - 1921

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/>

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

[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.

no place, no date, ca.1900? poem re bed wetting dated Oct. 19, 1895. 4-1/2Óx6Ó, staple-bound wraps. 8 leaves, Cover with ÒLittle WillieÓ printed on it, 6pp. of poem with red initial letters, & boy on rocking chair on rear cover. In remains of envelope from C.Erhardt & Co., Old & Rare Books, 20 Nassau St., NY. yellowed paper, soiled covers, G $