I might be taking ephemera collecting a bit too far.
 

I collect the m101-4 through m101-6 sets produced by Felix Mendelsohn. Over the years I came to knew that his namesake son was a somewhat interesting character who wrote 3 rather unspectacular pulp novels in the 60's, as well as having been in the press corps (I think) during WWII. Anyway, I won this “novel” authored by Felix Mendelsohn junior AT AGE 10–basically a vanity press item but I guess it helps when your dad is a publisher. When it arrived I saw that he inscribed it to his mother–the publisher’s wife Rose, and that he dedicated it to mom and dad. Also, there was a letterhead of the young author enclosed. Of course, I was also interested in that it was published in 1917, during the m101 era. I’m pretty sure that chasing stuff like this makes clear that I need professional help, although at least the story is highlighted by the brothers playing baseball and bringing home the title.
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Ephemera is THE BEST!!

I love that stuff . There is always more to get into , such as printing , publishing , distribution , biography etc . Just a matter of having the time and money . Guess its endless .

todd
 

researching and illuminating every tributary is what makes this avocation so much fun and rewarding. congrats and many thanks for shedding light on a topic which will yield more and more and more!!!!
all the best,
Barry

Very cool, thanks for sharing.

Jeff

Todd,

You may need intervention :D.

Todd- you stepped right on my punch line. Now, if you start collecting his third cousin's wife's baby shoes, then, you'd really need some qualified attention.

Ephemera rocks!

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Reminded me of the Hardy Boys somehow, haha...

I too am a paper collector...can't get enough of it.

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And of course anyone looking at this one might wonder what the baseball connection is...The man who signed this letter, Frank Zehrung was the president of the Western League.

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I could go on and on with my paper collection. :p

Superbaby, by Felix Mendelsohn, Jr.
 

Great pick-up and story. As a book guy I especially love association/presentation copies. You may already be aware, but there is a baseball novel, entitled Superbaby, written by Felix Mendelsohn jr, 1969 I believe and not a pulp novel either. If you need help locating a copy, let me know.

Love ephemera. Gilbert had been on the job since November 9th...