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<B>Eugene Field Autograph Poem Signed</B></I> “<I>Eugene Field,</B></I>” one page, 5.25" x 8.25". On lightweight paper. Titled by Field “<I>The Modern Martyr,</B></I>" five stanzas of seven lines each in Field's tiny script. Begins “<I>'Only an editor's wife,' they say/as she rides along in her proud coupé,/But they all confess that her face is fair-/That her form is lovely beyond compare-/That her robes are rich and her jewels rare-/That her heart is warm and her gold is free-/Yet 'only an editor's wife' is she!</B></I>” “The Modern Martyr” was written in 1884, a year after Field began writing a humorous newspaper column called “Sharps & Flats” for the <I>Chicago Daily News.</B></I> He is best known for his poetry for children, especially “Wynken, Blynken, and Nod.” Penned across the bottom is a certification by his son, “<I>This is the handwriting of my/father Eugene Field/May 8, 1919 Eugene Field II</B></I>” Chipped and torn at blank edges. Slight separation at right edge of mid-horizontal fold. Very good condition. <I>Ex. Henry E. Luhrs Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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