Scandals & vandals : adventures in verse / by John Ruyle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ruyle, John, author.

Contributor:

Speckled Bandicoot Studios.

Pequod Press, printer.

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Holmes, Sherlock--Poetry.

Holmes, Sherlock.

Humorous poetry, English.

Genre:

Humorous poetry.

Poetry.

Poems -- California -- Berkeley -- 20th century.

Private press books (Printing)

Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Caslon.

Fabriano (Paper).

Penn Provenance:

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

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

Lee, Helen (inscription) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Ruyle, John (autograph) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Physical Description:

43, [1] pages : illustrations ; 11 x 15 cm

Manufacture:

Berkeley : Pequod Press

Other Title:

Scandals and vandals

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : Speckled Bandicoot Studios, 1993.

Notes:

Poems.

"Hand-set in Caslon types & printed March 1993 on Fabriano paper at the Pequod Press in an edition of 50 numbered copies & 26 lettered, specially bound, & signed."--Colophon

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2014 by Jean-François Vilain and Roger Wieck.

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy is letter L. Has inscription: "To Helen Lee -- Another little book. As I try to flesh out the series and organize the verses so I can finish them. My aim is to cover all the stories, and of course conference with the demanding Mr. T. Looms, I hope you like it! With fond regards, John Ruyle."

Cited in:

De Waal C13694

OCLC:

46806177