The unremembered god & other poems / Charles G. Blanden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blanden, Charles G. (Charles Granger), 1857-1933, author.

Contributor:

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)

Printers' devices (Printing)

Limitation statements (Publishing)

Deckled edges (Paper)

Japan vellum (Paper)

Unopened edges (Paper)

Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Caslon.

Dust jackets (Binding)

Untrimmed edges (Binding)

Poems.

Autographs (Provenance)

Bookplates (Provenance)

Presentation inscriptions (Provenance)

Penn Provenance:

Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy (Blue Sky 31) (Blue Sky 34))

Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy (Blue Sky 31) (Blue Sky 34))

Langworthy, A. G. (Alfred G.) (autograph) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy (Blue Sky 31) (Blue Sky 34))

Noble, Alden Charles, 1880-1942 (autograph) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy (Blue Sky 31))

Ransom, Will, 1878-1955 (bookplate) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy (Blue Sky 31))

Moore, Edward Martin (bookplate) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy (Blue Sky 34))

Physical Description:

64 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago : The Blue Sky Press, 1903.

Notes:

"Here ends The unremembered god and other poems, as written by Charles G. Blanden and made into a book at the House of the Blue Sky Press, Kenwood, Chicago, in the month of July, 1903. Of this edition there have been printed one hundred and fifty copies on paper and ten copies on Japan vellum, of which this is number [blank]"--Colophon.

Printer's device on title leaf.

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

Deckled edges, untrimmed.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copies (Blue Sky 31 & 34) presented to the Penn Libraries in 2013 by Jean-François Vilain and Roger Wieck.

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy (Blue Sky 31) is number 74 (the copy number supplied in manuscript), initialed by printer A.G. Langworthy, of a limited edition of 160 copies. See colophon.

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy (Blue Sky 31) has dated 20th-century manuscript gift inscription ("Just another dear little book - that I know you will read your affectionate Friend Mizpah June 1941 Chicago") on front free endpaper; dated 20th-century manuscript gift inscription ("To you, oh my Reggy! And may you enjoy the new lyrists as well as the old. Your friend & brother, Alden Charles Noble Christmas, 1903") on blank leaf following front free endpaper; bookplate ("WILL RANSOM LIBRARY RECORD No. 2386 ... From Carnegie Book Shop Rec'd 1/20/44"), the number, source, and date supplied in manuscript, on back pastedown..

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy (Blue Sky 34) is number 2 (the copy number supplied in manuscript), initialed by printer A.G. Langworthy, of a limited edition of 160 copies. See colophon.

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy (Blue Sky 34) has illustrated bookplate ("EX LIBRIS EDWARD MARTIN MOORE") on front pastedown.

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy (Blue Sky 34) in clear dust jacket; some leaves unopened at fore-edge.

Cited in:

Ransom, W. Private presses and their books, page 221, number 28

OCLC:

1336013125