The flying islands of the night
by Riley, James Whitcomb
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Co, 1892. First edition, first issue, 8vo, pp. 88; publisher's white flexible boards embossed with a decorative design of cherub heads, upper cover lettered in silver, white printed dust jacket; jacket edges and spine (tape repair) toned, shallow chips and tears along jacket edges not affecting text; front hinge loosening, contemporary bookplate on front pastedown; textblock fine. BAL 16587, binding A as noted.
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- Bookseller
- Rulon-Miller Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42777
- Title
- The flying islands of the night
- Author
- Riley, James Whitcomb
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Bowen-Merrill Co
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Date Published
- 1892
- Keywords
- American , , ,
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