BOOK OF JOYOUS CHILDREN
by RILEY, James Whitcomb
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
1902. RILEY, James Whitcomb. THE BOOK OF JOYOUS CHILDREN. Illustrated by J.W. Vawter. NY: Scribner's 1902. First edition. 8vo., maroon cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, t.e.g. Just a hint of skewing and light shelfwear at the heel and crown, bottom opening corners just bumped; else a bright, clean copy of an attractive binding. (BAL 16656).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Boston Book Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63006
- Title
- BOOK OF JOYOUS CHILDREN
- Author
- RILEY, James Whitcomb
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1902
Terms of Sale
Boston Book Company
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About the Seller
Boston Book Company
Biblio member since 2006
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
About Boston Book Company
Specializing in East Asian Books with Aesthetic Interest, Japanese Books with Original Art, English and American Literature, Women's Books and the Generally Intriguing!
Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
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Welcome!
Helen Kelly
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James Desrosiers
Elizabeth Fragala
Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
We are always eager to learn something new.... Every collector brings a novel approach to our shared love of books.
Welcome!
Helen Kelly
Charles Vilnis
David Fredette
James Desrosiers
Elizabeth Fragala
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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...
- 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...