Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Co.. Fine in Poor dust jacket. 1892. First Edition. Cloth. A just about fine first edition, Binding variant B, S cloth, bicolor, maroon at top, brown at bottom, top edges gilt. Printing 1, signature marks 2 - 6 on the outside of gatherings, BAL 16587. Dust jacket fragments included, lacking spine but front and back panel as well as flaps are present ; The only play written and published by Riley, telling about a kingdom besieged by evil forces of a sinister queen who eventually is defeated by an angel-like heroine; 8vo; [viii], 88 pages .

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Bookseller: Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 26776
Title: The Flying Islands Of The Night
Author: Riley, James Whitcomb
Format/Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Fine in Poor dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Bowen-Merrill Co.
Place of Publication: Indianapolis
Date Published: 1892
Keywords: Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print
Bookseller catalogs: Classic Fiction; By Year Of Issue / 1890s;

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