A CLUB �An Assembly of Good Fellows�
by ONE OF THE MEMBERS
Harper & Brothers Publishers, NY 1914.
REPRINTED FROM
Essays and Miscellanies,
(Vol 2, 1st
ed 1914)
BY JOSEPH S. AUERBACH
AS A GIFT BOOK TO
MEMBERS OF THE CLUB
(the
Southside Sportsmen�s Club)
COPYRIGHT 1914, BY HARPER & BROTHERS
The First Edition 1914
THE COVER
SIZE 5.25 � w
x 7.75�h 12mo
with milk chocolate brown paper boards
with a matching cloth spine, matching brown end papers. The cover has a 1.75�h x
3.75�w picture of a grist mill and below in text � MORE WATER GLIDETH BY THE
MILL / THAN WOTS THE MILLER OF� / A CLUB. All
lettering in gold leaf.
The
The spine reads: A CLUB
/ BY ONE OF THE MEMBERS / (trefoil
design) with a 1914 date on the bottom of the spine.
The
The spine reads: A CLUB /
(trefoil design) / BY ONE OF THE MEMBERS with HARPERS on the bottom of the spine
Issued with an insert, a
9 �� x 7 �� leaf folded in
half on the width and printed on the
resulting face of 2 of pages created with information about the book and that it
is �a Gift Book to the members of �A Club��how responsive an echo the story of
the unique fellowship and sentiment of our little world has awakened in the big
outside world.�
THE TEXT BLOCK
133 pp., with page133
unnumbered. TEG with fore edge and bottom deckle edged. See below for pagination
differences.
The
The first leaf blank. The
second leaf, the half title �A CLUB. The third leaf, the title - (2 acorns)A
CLUB(2 acorns) / �An assembly of good fellows� / by / ONE OF THE MEMBERS /
HARPER AND BROTHERS PUBLISHERS / NEW YORK AND LONDON / MCMXIV
and verso - REPRINTED FROM / Essays and Miscellanies / BY JOSEPH S.
AUERBACH / AS A GIFT BOOK TO / MEMBERS OF THE CLUB / COPYRIGHT 1914, BY HARPER &
BROTHERS. The fourth leaf, the
dedication - A CLUB / In memory of long, unbroken comradeship with fine fellows
and beautiful streams and woods and fields, this rambling jour-ney is
affectionately inscribed as the tribute of the lover to them all.
The
The first leaf blank. The
second leaf, blank. The third leaf blank. The fourth leaf, half title page - A
CLUB. The fifth leaf, title - (2 acorns) A CLUB(2 acorns)
/ �An assembly of good fellows� / by /
ONE OF THE MEMBERS / HARPER AND BROTHERS PUBLISHERS / NEW YORK AND LONDON /
MCMXIV and verso copyright page - COPYRIGHT 1914, BY HARPER & BROTHERS. The
sixth leaf, REPRINTED FROM / Essays and Miscellanies / BY JOSEPH S. AUERBACH /
AS A GIFT BOOK TO / MEMBERS OF THE CLUB verso
- A CLUB / In memory of long, unbroken comradeship with fine fellows and
beautiful streams and woods and fields, this rambling jour-ney is affectionately
inscribed as the tribute of the lover to them all.
The Second Edition 1920
THE COVER
SIZE 5.25 � w
x 7.75�h 12mo dark green
cloth covers / A CLUB / by one of its� members all lettering in gold leaf.
The spine reads: A CLUB / BY ONE OF THE MEMBERS with HARPERS on the
bottom of the spine. Issued with dust jacket.
THE TEXT BLOCK
Totally reset .TEG, with
fore edge and bottom deckle edged.
The first leaf - / A CLUB /
verso blank. The second leaf, a frontis, a vertical picture of the mill and the
caption: more water glideth by the mill / Than wots the miller of.� The third
leaf /A CLUB (in red ink) / �An
assembly of good fellows� / BY / ONE OF THE MEMBERS / Second Edition / HARPER
AND BROTHERS PUBLISHERS / NEW YORK AND LONDON / 1920 verso REPRINTED FROM THE /
THIRD EDITION OF / Essays and Miscellanies / BY JOSEPH S. AUERBACH / COPYRIGHT,
1914, BY HARPER & BROTHERS. The fourth leaf, / A CLUB / In memory of long,
unbroken comradeship with fine fellows and beautiful streams and woods and
fields, this rambling journey is affectionately inscribed as the tribute of the
lover to them all. verso: blank. The fifth leaf: A poem, THE OLD MILL verso
blank. The sixth leaf starts page 1. Page 134 (unnumbered) has the reviews of
this book.
The Third Edition 1939
THE COVER
SIZE 5.25 � w
x 7.75�h 12mo dark red cloth
covers / A CLUB / by one of its� members all lettering in gold leaf.
The spine reads: A CLUB / BY ONE OF THE MEMBERS with HARPERS on the
bottom of the spine. Issued with dust jacket.
THE TEXT BLOCK
Totally reset again with an
errata slip laid in to correct two spelling errors now in the book.
TEG with fore edge and
bottom deckle edged.
The first leaf - / A CLUB /.
The second leaf, a frontis, a horizontal picture of the mill and the caption:
more water glideth by the
mill / Than wots the miller of.� The third leaf
/A CLUB (in red ink) / �An assembly of good fellows� / BY / ONE OF THE
MEMBERS / Third Edition / HARPER AND BROTHERS PUBLISHERS / NEW YORK AND LONDON /
1939 verso REPRINTED FROM THE / THIRD EDITION OF / Essays and Miscellanies / BY
JOSEPH S. AUERBACH / COPYRIGHT, 1914, BY HARPER & BROTHERS. The fourth leaf, / A
CLUB / In memory of long, unbroken comradeship with fine fellows and beautiful
streams and woods and fields, this rambling journey is affectionately inscribed
as the tribute of the lover to them all. ERRATA slip tipped in below. verso:
blank. The fifth leaf A poem, THE OLD MILL verso blank. The sixth leaf starts
page 1. Pages 134-137 (unnumbered) have the reviews of this book.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Since the club had a hundred
members, the book was probably first printed in an edition of less than 110
copies. The1909 history of the club was printed in an edition of 105 copies, and
was authored by Gherardi Davis, who is mentioned in this book on page 30 as �the
club historian�. That this (1914) book was reprinted twice after this, in 1920
and 1939 without the mention of this being a �gift book to members of the club�
may have been due to demand for copies from the public at large, non-members,
new members, or readers of Joseph Auerbach�s other works. The book divulges its�
secrets to those who read the text within, where the river and it�s fishing runs
through it, along with stories about the members. From page 1, where � Not far
.�amid the oaks and pines of Long Island �.are the many acres to which we are to
journey together.�they belong�to a club�. to the end of page 132 where members
leave the club�s dining room, the references to the South Side Sportsmen�s Club
and its members are throughout this book.
Joseph Smith
Auerbach
(1845-1944) Auerbach
obtained his A.B. degree from
�Fireside
Angler 2006