Sketches In Prose And Occasional Verses (1901) by James Whitcomb Riley - 2010-09-10

Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Co., 1892. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo. 263 pages. Hardcover bound in dark and pale green cloth. Moderate rubbing and wear to the binding. A sound copy with secure inner hinges and unmarked text.

Indianapolis, IN: Bowen-Merrill. VG. 1891. 1st Printing. Hardcover. First edition under this title bound in two tone green cloth with gold lettering and gold line decoration. A very good copy. Rubbing along the spine seams. Frays to the spine tips and rubs to the corners. Soil ing to the covers and darkening to the spine. Former owner's name and the date are inked on the front fly. A gift card is taped to the front flyleaf. A Library bookplate is affixed to the upper edge of the fron t endpaper. Toning to the page margins. Hinges tight, text clean. A cl ean, tight example. .

Indianapolis: Bowen-Merrill Book. Good. Hardcover. 1895, 12mo, 263pp. Corners bumped, first and last endpapers somewhat soiled, hinges tight, contents G..

New York: Bowen-Merrill. Good with no dust jacket. 1894. First Edition. Hardcover. Owner inscription. .

Bowen-Merrill Co. , 1895. Hardcover. Good. Later printing of first ed., 1891, by same publisher; TEG; 263 p., clean and unmarked but with label of former owner on front paste down; gutters cracked but binding firm; poem clipped from newspaper has made tan mark on t.o.c, and there is paper clip mark on front end page. Although end pages show tanning, the paper within is very fine and without age-toning. In absence of d.j., crimson boards with clear gilt lettering and ornamentation have some bumping or corners and rubbing at crown and foot of spine. 12mo.Very interesting selection from prose works of the Hoosier poet: "Jamsey, a Christmas story," "Tale of a Spider," "Eccentric Mr. Clark," and others. 12mo.

Indianapolis: Bowen-Merrill, 1901. Hardcover. Very Good. Reprint. Very good in lightly spotted cloth with the spine sunned, without dustwrapper (possibly as issued); endpapers foxed, with the front pastedown bearing a bookplate.

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Indianapolis: Bowen-Merrill, 1891. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First edition . Matching dates on title and copyright pages. 263 pp. This copy is VG. Brown bottom 2/3 and burgundy top 1/3 cloth woth gilt tiles design to front and spine. Exterior is rich and clean. Gilt is bright. TEG. Covers have modest wear on bottom tips and along spine edges. Inside has PO neat signature dated Dec. 1891. Otherwise unmarked, clear, and firmly bound with modest/even toning. Very nice. Would pair nicely with my # 1772, " Armazindy ( identically bound)..

Indianapolis, IN: Bowen-Merrill (1900).. Hardcover. Very Good. Later printing. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Top edges gilt. 259 pp. Frontispiece. Previous owner's name, pages yellowing.

Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Co., 1894. Cloth. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (Originally published, 1891) Smaller book, dark and light green cloth, gilt title and author's name very bright on top front, near fine gilt lettering on spine top, 263 lightly browned heavy pages, ink name and date (1902) at top of first front end paper. Tips very slightly worn and very slightly bumped, micronick and very slight wear to spine edges, very slight wear to long spine edges, creases near bottom front tip. Near Very Good.