The Book of Joyous Children
by Riley, James Whitcomb
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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West Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. First edition. Illustrated by J. W. Vawter. 176 pages. Very good maroon boards with exquisite gilt decorative to cover, spine and back cover. Gilt top edge. With clean profusely illustrated text throughout. Attractive former signature to opening flyleaf which bothers none of the text. Copyright and title page with identical date 1902.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Longhouse, Publishers and Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43209
- Title
- The Book of Joyous Children
- Author
- Riley, James Whitcomb
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902
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About the Seller
Longhouse, Publishers and Booksellers
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West Brattleboro, Vermont
About Longhouse, Publishers and Booksellers
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....