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The Hoosier Book: Containing Poems in Dialect by Riley, James Whitcomb - 1916

by Riley, James Whitcomb

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The Hoosier Book: Containing Poems in Dialect

by Riley, James Whitcomb

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Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1916. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; gently shelf worn; former owner's name in red ink on the ffep; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Blue cloth with gilt lettering on the front cover and spine. 598 poetic and historical pages! "When James Whitcomb Riley was a very small boy, too young to read, he fell in love at first sight with a book, and like all intense lovers he at once desired to possess the object of his affection. By thrift and careful hoarding he got together pennies equal to the price, and the little red and gold 'poetry book' fell into his eager, outstretched, freckled hands." --- from the Introduction. Reprint. Blue Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover.
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  • Book Condition Used - Good
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  • Edition Reprint
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  • Publisher The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc.
  • Place of Publication Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A.
  • Date Published 1916
  • Keywords RILEY JAMES WHITCOMB BIOGRAPHY HISTORY 19TH CENTURY 20TH 1849 1916 POEMS POETRY POETIC WORKS AUTHORS POETS
  • Size 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall

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The Hoosier Book; Containg Poems in Dialect

by James Whitcomb Riley

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Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co, 1916. Navy Cloth HC Binding w/gilt lettering & Deco, 598 rice paper pgs.w/gilt edges. Spine faded. Binding Firm, Pgs/Covers Clean Poems collected & arranged by Hewitt Hanson Howland. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good.
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THE HOOSIER BOOK

by James Whitcomb Riley

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THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY INC, 1916. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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THE HOOSIER BOOK

THE HOOSIER BOOK

by James Whitcomb Riley

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Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1916. Hardcover. Very good +. 4 x 7 in. Blue cloth boards. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; covers like near new, spine titles a bit dull. Binding tight and text unmarked. Poet. Stax.
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THE HOOSIER BOOK : Containing Poems in Dialect

by Riley, James Whitcomb

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Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket; Blue cloth binding fresh, tight and clean. A hint of rubbing to gilt decorations at spine ends.
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Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill. Near Fine with no dust jacket; Blue cloth binding fresh, tight and clean. . A hint of rubbing to gilt decorations at spine ends. The pages are . tissue-paper thin and there's a small tear to the fore edge of half-title . page.. 1916. First Edition. Hardcover. 6.5 x 4.25 x 0.5 inches; 598 pages .
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The Hoosier Book: Containing Poems in Dialect [bound with] The Lockerbie Book: Containing Poems...
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The Hoosier Book: Containing Poems in Dialect [bound with] The Lockerbie Book: Containing Poems Not in Dialect.

by Riley, James Whitcomb

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Indianapolis.: Boobs-Merrill., 1916. Finely bound by Donnelly of Chicago in black calf, gilt spine title and decorations, gilt ruled borders,gilt triple ruled turn-ins, floral pattern endpapers, all edges gilt. . Very good, bookplate to pastedown, boards slightly bowed, otherwise near fine. . 16.5x10.5 cm. . weight: 1.2 lb. Collected and Arranged by Hewitt Hanson Howland.
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