The Rose
by Riley, James Whitcomb
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Binghamton, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1914. gift . Hardcover. Near Fine. Art by Howard Chandler Christy. . 35670 shelf. Unlettered maroon cloth spine w/ age-soiled pictorial cream bds. Wear at front lower corner. Unpaginated. No names, clean text. No dust jacket. Decorations by Franklin Booth. Appealing tight crisp copy. Collectible conditon!
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gil's Book Loft
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022064
- Title
- The Rose
- Author
- Riley, James Whitcomb
- Illustrator
- Art by Howard Chandler Christy.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- gift
- Publisher
- Bobbs-Merrill
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Date Published
- 1914
- Keywords
- POETRY
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Gil's Book Loft
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Binghamton, New York
About Gil's Book Loft
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- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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