paper wrappers
1985 · New Hope, PA
by Morris, Henry
New Hope, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1985. paper wrappers. Bird & Bull Press. 12mo. paper wrappers. (4) pages. This very limited (35 copies or so) privately printed pamphlet was written and printed by Henry Morris. It is a poem on how Henry Morris sold four copies of a bookmark that was made from an assortment of materials, including clothing worn by Bruce Rogers, which the proceeds were then used as funds for a dinner at Morris' local eatery, 'The Forager'. In it he praises Robert Fleck, Jr. (Oak Knoll Books) for being able to sell a copy of Morris' first book, Collections of Receipts in Cookery (1958), for $1,000.
(Inventory #: 134221)