The morning road : a book of verses / by Thos. Wood Stevens & Alden Chas. Noble.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stevens, Thomas Wood, 1880-1942, author, copyright holder.

Noble, Alden Charles, 1880-1942, author.

Contributor:

Langworthy, A. G. (Alfred G.), copyright holder.

Townsend, Harry Everett, dedicatee.

Blue Sky Press, printer.

H.W. Caslon & Co., type designer.

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American poetry--20th century.

American poetry.

Genre:

Private press books (Printing)

Limitation statements (Publishing)

Deckled edges (Paper)

Handmade papers (Paper)

Japan vellum (Paper)

Unopened edges (Paper)

Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Caslon.

Dust jackets (Binding)

Unbound sheets (Binding)

Untrimmed edges (Binding)

Poems.

Penn Provenance:

Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy (Blue Sky 11) (Blue Sky 43))

Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy (Blue Sky 11) (Blue Sky 43))

Physical Description:

[8], 13-64 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago : The Blue Sky Press, 1902.

Notes:

"Copyright 1902, by Langworthy & Stevens"--Title page verso.

Dedicated to Harry Everett Townsend.

"Here ends The morning road, as written by Thomas Wood Stevens and Alden Charles Noble. Of this edition two hundred copies on paper and fifteen on Japan vellum have been printed at the Blue Sky Press, 4732 Kenwood Avenue, Chicago, during the month of November, 1902, this being number [blank]"--Colophon.

"200 Ingres ... 15 J[apan] V[ellum]"--Ransom.

Double title page has pictorial wood-engraved border.

Deckled edges, untrimmed.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copies (Blue Sky 11 & 43) presented to the Penn Libraries in 2013 by Jean-François Vilain and Roger Wieck.

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy (Blue Sky 11) is an unnumbered copy of a limited edition of 215 copies. See colophon.

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy (Blue Sky 11): pages 29-32 and 61-64 partially unopened at fore-edge.

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy (Blue Sky 11) in clear dust jacket.

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy (Blue Sky 43) is an unnumbered copy of a limited edition of 215 copies. See colophon.

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy (Blue Sky 43) consists of 8 unbound gatherings of folded sheets.

Cited in:

Ransom, W. Private presses and their books, page 220, number 24

OCLC:

41565305