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Riley Roses
by Riley, James Whitcomb
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Howard Chandler Christy. Quarto. Unpaginated. [46] pages. Illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy. Decorations by Franklin Booth. Light green cloth hardcover with gilt stamped illustration and embossed title on front cover. Gilt title on spine. Cloth is edge worn and soiled in spots. Front end papers have light soiling.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30629
- Title
- Riley Roses
- Author
- Riley, James Whitcomb
- Illustrator
- Howard Chandler Christy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Bobbs-Merrill
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Date Published
- 1909
- Keywords
- Indiana Poet
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Americana Books ABAA
Biblio member since 2009
Stone Mountain, Georgia
About Americana Books ABAA
Americana Books in business since 1993 specializing in American History and Americana. Member ABAA ( Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America)
Glossary
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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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
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