FAVORITE POEMS

NEW YORK: GROSSET & DUNLAP, 1940 COLLORFUL COVER, SHOWS SOME WEAR ON THE OUTSIDE, TAPE ALONG SPINE AND RED MARKER ARTFULLY FILLS IN TITLE ON FRONT. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. FORMER OWNERS NAME INSIDE FRONT. FIRST AND LAST BLANK PAGES MISSING. FIELD WAS KNOWN AS THE CHILDRENS POET. LITTLE BOY BLUE AND WYNKEN BLYNKEN AND NOD ARE 2 OF HIS MOST FAMOUS POEMS. WONDERFUL BOOK BY A FAMOUS POET AND NEWSPAPER WRITER. Eugene Field Sr. (September 2, 1850 – November 4, 1895) was an American writer, best known for his children's poetry and humorous essays. He was known as the "poet of childhood". Field first started publishing poetry in 1879, when his poem "Christmas Treasures" appeared in A Little Book of Western Verse. Over a dozen volumes of poetry followed and he became well known for his light-hearted poems for children, among the most famous of which are "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" and "The Duel" (which is perhaps better known as "The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat"). Equally famous is his poem about the death of a child, "Little Boy Blue". Field also published a number of short stories, including "The Holy Cross" and "Daniel and the Devil." ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE HISTORY LIVES.