Kalamazoo, MI: J. B. Smiley. Fair. 1888. Olive cloth binding with gilt lettering bumped/rubbed at extremities; spine ends, corners slightly frayed; boards soiled & author's name printed across front board; hinges cracked, back hinge separating & patterned rear endpaper missing; leaf edges, endpapers, title page & a few margins foxed/smudged. ; B&w ils.; signed by author on fep.; 8vo; 139 pages; Signed by Author .

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Bookseller: Hyde Brothers, Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 20636
Title: A Basket of Chips: A Varied Assortment of Poems and Sketches
Author: Smiley, J.B
Book Condition: Used - Fair
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J. B. Smiley
Place of Publication: Kalamazoo, MI
Date Published: 1888
Keywords: Literature, 20th Century American Poetry, American Authors, Michigan Authors, Signed
Bookseller catalogs: Poetry;

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