Some Limericks
The Hard Cover Editions 1928 - 1931
The Hard Cover Editions 1928 - 1931
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Nornan
Douglas'
book Some Limericks,
the first
bawdy limerick book openly published, appeared in many pirated hard
copy editions after it was published by Douglas in 1928. Here is a glimpse at a number
of the hard copy editions, almost all
purporting to be Douglas' first edition. Editions have been arbitrarily
assigned phonetic alphabet
identification in rough chronological order to assist in tracking them.
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Alpha [The original first edition]
Some Limericks: Collected for the use of Students, & ensplendour’d with Introduction, Geographical Index, and with Notes Explanatory and CriticalSm.folio
1928
97 pp.
Bound in gold rough linen.
Lettering in red.
Privately printed Florence: Pino Orioli (the Publisher of Lady Chatterly's Lover).Limitation: This Edition is issued to Subscribers only. It consists of one hundred and ten copies, numbered and signed by the Author, numbers 1-10 being on special paper priced at ten guineas each, and numbers 11-110 being on special paper at five guineas each. The price of both sets will be doubled after January 31, 1929. The type has been distributed. This is copy No. (numbered and signed in ink)'
Bravo [The first American printing]
Some Limericks: Collected for the use of Students, & ensplendour’d with Introduction, Geographical Index, and with Notes Explanatory and Critical6.6" X 9.9" tall
[1928]
97 pp.
Bound in orange brown rough linen.
Contents p. [7] has Introduction written with the ligature— ligatures are found throughout limericks and text
No limitation page
Spine: NORMAN DOUGLAS : SOME LIMERICKS (dark brown))
Cover: SOME LIMERICKS (dark brown)
Limitation: This book is issued to Subscribers only. It is not for sale. The Edittion consists of seven hundred and fifty numbered copies, of which three hundred anf fifty are for English and four hundred for American collectors. The type has been distributed. This copy is Number _____. (left blank)Printed in New York by Guy D'Isere for David Mass of the Gotham Book Mart., 1928.
Charlie
Some Limericks: Collected for the use of Students, & ensplendour’d with Introduction, Geographical Index, and with Notes Explanatory and Critical6.6" X 9.9" tall
96 [+1] pp.
[c1929]
Bound in brown buckram.
Spine: NORMAN DOUGLAS: SOME LIMERICKS (gilt)
Cover: Some Limericks (gilt)
Contents p. [7] has no ligatures
Limitation: This book is issued to Subscribers only. It is not for sale. The Edition consists of seven hundred and fifty numbered copies, of which three hundred and fifty are for English and four hundred for American collectors. The type has been distributed. This copy is Number _ _ _ _ . (left blank)Ben Abramson, Argus Book Shop, Chicago. c1929.
Delta
Some Limericks: Collected for the use of Students, & ensplendour’d with Introduction, Geographical Index, and with Notes Explanatory and Critical7" X 10" tall
97 pp.
[1929]
Bound in grey rough linen.
Spine: SOME LIMERICKS (red in two lines)
Cover: SOME LIMERICKS (red)
Limitation: 1000
States "PRINTED IN GERMANY"
Probably New York by Jack Brussel (who used it 35 years later for his openly printed Le Ballet des Muses edition)
Echo
Some Limericks: Collected for the use of Students, & ensplendour’d with Introduction, Geographical Index, and with Notes Explanatory and Critical6.5" X 9.8" tall
97 pp.
[c1930]
Bound in Cover Ecru
Contents p. [7] has Introduction written with the ligature
No limitation page
Spine: NORMAN DOUGLAS : SOME LIMERICKS (black)
Reprinted from David Moss plates without limitation page; body of text is identical to Moss edition onsame size paper.
Probably Sam Roth c1930.
Foxtrot
Some Limericks: Collected for the use of Students, & ensplendour’d with Introduction, Geographical Index, and with Notes Explanatory and Critical6.6" X 9.5" tall
97 pp.
[c1930]
Bound in yellow fabric
No limitation page
Spine has small paper label SOME LIMERICKS
Contents p. [7] has Introduction written with the ligature
Printed by Sam Roth using Moss #2 plates
Golf
Some Limericks: Collected for the use of Students, & ensplendour’d with Introduction, Geographical Index, and with Notes Explanatory and Critical6.1" X 9.3" tall
96 pp.
[1931]
Bound in orange cloth
Spine: NORMAN DOUGLAS: SOME LIMERICKS (gilt)
Cover: Some Limericks (gilt)
Contents p. [7] has no ligatures
Limitation p. [2] has typo "Edittion"
Limitation: This book is issued to Subscribers only. It is not for sale. The Edittion consists of seven hundred and fifty numbered copies, of which three hundred and fifty are for English and four hundred for American collectors. The type has been distributed. This copy is Number ........ (left blank)This edition is one page shorter than other editions. The five page Geographical Index has been reduced to four pages by printing more lines per page.
Hotel
Some Limericks: Collected for the use of Students, & ensplendour’d with Introduction, Geographical Index, and with Notes Explanatory and Critical
Listing by Berkelouw Books, Los Angeles at $3750.
Book Description: (New York): Privately Printed, 1928. Roy.8vo. Orig. cloth. (98pp.). With 66 orig. full-page col. pen-ink and crayon erotic drawings. Lim. ed. No.621of 750 copies. NOTE: A unique one-of-a-kind copy which has 66 original hand-colored pen-ink and crayon full-page erotic drawings. These particular explicate (sic) sexually active humorous drawings were executed before the printer printed the text and consequently the letter press is laid-down on top of these erotic drawings by an unknown competent artist. Included is an identical limited edition copy of the same book, not illustrated.
Descriptions based in part on an article by C. J. Scheiner in The Pentatette
(all scans are of the Deex
Collection)