* THE QUILL
The Quill. A Magazine of Greenwich Village. Edited by Robert Edwards. New York: The Quill, 1918-1925.
30 issues [comprising v.4 (1918, n. 1), v. 8 (1921, n. 6), v. 9 (1921, n. 3), v.10 (1922, n. 4), v. 12 (1923, ns. 4-6), v. 13 (1923, ns. 1, 2 and 5), v.14 (1924, ns. 1-5, 2 copies of n. 4), v. 15 (1924, ns. 1-6), v. 16 (1925, ns. 2-6), v. 17 (1925, ns. 1-4), and "Ball Number," c. 1925. Founded by the ex-patriot poet, Arthur Harold Moss, the little monthly magazine, The Quill, was a satirical magazine for Greenwich Village, both for the Bohemian inhabitants and outsiders, each with a unique cover design and featuring literature and art by contributing editors, such as Harold Hersey, Horace Brodsky, Mary Carolyn Davies, Bernard Sexton, and Hugh Ferriss. Perhaps of even greater interest are the contemporary advertisements and guides, such as Robert Edwards' hand-drawn map of Greenwich Village, which were largely tailored toward tourists, and the word puzzles, gossip columns, and other social commentaries conversely tailored toward the Village residents. Some wear/soiling and a few small tears to some wrappers; otherwise overall a good set.
[Together with:]
Fragments from Greenwich Village. By Guido Bruno. New York: Published privately by the author, 1921. 12mo, cloth-backed boards with printed illustrated pastedown label. Limited edition, one of 500 copies printed for subscribers. Inscribed by Bruno to Dr. Tobias Siegel, "friend of poets, lover of nature, a man (underlined) in the real sense of the word."
Estimate $ 1,000-2,000
Property from the Collection of John Angelos, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Vol. 4, no. 1, dec. 1918
v. 8, no. 6, june, 1921
v. 9, no. 3, sept. 1921
v. 10, no. 4, april, 1922
v. 11, no. 3, sept, 1922
v. 12, no. 4, april 1923
v. 12, no. 5, May 1923
v. 12, no. 6, june 1923
v. 13, no. 1, july, 1023
v. 13, no. 2, August, 1923
v. 13, no. 5, no. 1923
v. 14, no. 1, jan. 1924
v. 14, no. 2, Feb. 1924
v. 14, no. 3, March, 1924
v. 14, no. 4, april 1924 (2 copies)
v. 14, no. 5, may 1924
v. 15, no. 1, July, 1924
v. 15, no 2-3, July/August 1924
v. 15, no. 4, oct. 1924
v. 15, no. 5, no. 1924
v. 15, no. 6, Dec. 1924
v. 16, no. 2, Feb., 1925
v. 16, no. 3, March 1925
v. 16, no. 4, April 1925
v. 16, no. 5, may 1925
v. 16, no. 6, june 1925
v. 17, no1, July, 1925
v. 17, no. 2-3, Aug/Sept., 1925
v. 17, no. 4, october 1925
+ "Ball Number" c. 1925