1 option
Comma I : a short story / by William Saroyan ; art, Bill Prochnow.
LIBRA - Vilain-Wieck Collection Misc 1378
Available in person
Request an item
Access options
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Saroyan, William, 1908-1981, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Short stories, American--20th century.
- Short stories, American.
- Genre:
- Keepsakes -- 20th century.
- Private press books (Printing)
- Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Spectrum.
- Somerset Book (Paper).
- Penn Provenance:
- Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 11, [1] pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Manufacture:
- Covelo, Calif : Yolla Bolly Press
- Place of Publication:
- [Stanford] : Stanford University Libraries, 1998.
- Notes:
- "This first printing of Comma I by William Saroyan is offered to members of the Zamorano and Roxburghe Clubs as a keepsake at their 24th joint meeting in Los Angeles, October, 1998, by Roxburghe Club members Michael A. Keller and James Robertson. The manuscript, written in 1931, was selected from the William Saroyan Papers at Stanford University by William McPheron, curator of the collection, and Michael A. Keller, University LIbrarian. The manuscript was set in the Spectrum type face and was printed from the type by James Robertson at The Yolla Bolly Press, Covelo, California ..."--Colophon
- "One hundred twenty-five copies were printed for members of the Zamorano and Roxburghe Clubs. Additional copies were printed for the Stanford University Libraries, the William Saroyan Foundation, and the artist."--Colophon
- Set in the Spectrum type face. The paper is Somerset Book. Printed at The Yolla Bolly Press.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- 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.
- OCLC:
- 41149890
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.