What was it? / By Fitz-James O'Brien ; with drawings by Leonard Baskin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Brien, Fitz James, 1828-1862, author.

Contributor:

Baskin, Leonard, 1922-2000, illustrator.

Gordon, Ronald, designer, printer.

Oliphant Press, publisher.

Hallman, Frank, publisher.

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--19th century.

American literature.

Horror tales, American.

Genre:

Private press books (Printing)

Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Walbaum.

Fabriano (Paper).

Penn Provenance:

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

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

Baskin, Leonard (autograph) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Physical Description:

[23] pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Frank Hallman & The Oliphant Press, 1974.

Notes:

"200 numbered copies, each signed by the artist."

"Designed & printed by Ronald Gordon."

The paper is Italian Fabriano and the text is in ten point Walbaum type.

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 number 178.

OCLC:

1250680