Letter : St. Louis, Mo., to B.H. Ticknor, Boston, Mass., 1906 22 Jan.

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Letter : St. Louis, Mo., to B.H. Ticknor, Boston, Mass., 1906 22 Jan.

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Sending copy no. 239 of Eugene Field, My book (see BAL 5793); describes the book, adding information, not included in Roswell Field's introduction, concerning the original decorated blank book and the drawing that accompanies the poem Little Boy Blue.

1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 25 x 20 cm.

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Ticknor, Benjamin Holt, 1842-1914

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Field, Eugene, 1850-1895

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