“With Ten Thousand Kisses” Publication
The Trustees of the Field House Museum are pleased to announced the forthcoming publication of With Ten Thousand Kisses. Fans of Eugene Field, members of the Field House Museum, collectors of historical works, literary buffs, and true romantics are invited to join an exclusive group of subscribers to this special edition of Eugene Field’s never-before-published correspondence to his cherished wife, Julia. Eugene frequently made numbered books available to subscribers, thus we are following his tradition. The book’s title is borrowed from Eugene himself, who typically signed his letters to Julia in a charming, sentimental way.
This unique book is a compilation of 56 letters, many with multiple pages, and messages written by Eugene to his adored Julia spanning a period of years from 1872 during the couple’s earliest days of courtship until just prior to Eugene’s death in 1895. Each of the original handwritten letters is presented alongside a transcription. Facsimile copies of the Field’s wedding invitation and photos of the young couple are included in the approximately 264-page book.
This collectors’ edition, with the foreword by well-known St. Louis personality Charlie Brennan, is limited to 250 numbered copies. The price of the beautiful hard-bound book is $100, which includes shipping and handling costs. All proceeds from the book’s sale will benefit the Field House Museum. Subscribers’ names will be printed in the book recognizing their contributions to the Field House Museum and to this special publication. To ensure inclusion of subscriber’s names in With Ten Thousand Kisses, all paid orders must be received by September 15, 2018. The book is expected to be delivered to subscribers prior to Valentine’s Day 2019.
Please contact the Field House Museum to completed your order of With Ten Thousand Kisses today!