The ransom of Red Chief / O. Henry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Henry, O., 1862-1910, author.

Contributor:

Campbell-Logan Bindery, binder.

Contre Coup Press, publisher, printer.

Jean-François Vilain and Roger S. Wieck Collection of Private Presses, Ephemera, & Related References (University of Pennsylvania)

United States Kentucky Louisville.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kidnapping--Juvenile fiction.

Kidnapping.

Humorous stories.

Genre:

Fiction.

Juvenile works.

Private press books (Printing)

Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Bembo.

Frankfurt (paper).

Penn Provenance:

Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Physical Description:

[6], 24, [4] pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Louisville : Contre Coup Press, 2010.

Summary:

Two men kidnap a mischievous boy and request a large ransom for his return.

Notes:

"This story first appeared in the Saturday Evening Post.".--page [5].

"Set in Bembo. Printed on Frankfurt paper using a Vandercook SP20 printing press. Bound at Campbell-Logan Bindery. 18 copies printed."--Colophon.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Jean-François Vilain and Roger Wieck.

OCLC:

699497169