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THE HOOSIER BOOK : Containing Poems in Dialect
by Riley, James Whitcomb
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine with no dust jacket; Blue cloth binding fresh, tight and clean. A hint of rubbing to gilt decorations at spine ends.
- Seller
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Trumbull, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Blackbird Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6623
- Title
- THE HOOSIER BOOK : Containing Poems in Dialect
- Author
- Riley, James Whitcomb
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket; Blue cloth binding fresh, tight and clean. A hint of rubbing to gilt decorations at spine ends.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Bobbs-Merrill
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Date Published
- 1916
- Keywords
- POETRY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Non-Mystery / Collectible Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Blackbird Bookshop
Biblio member since 2003
Trumbull, Connecticut
About Blackbird Bookshop
Blackbird Bookshop is an internet-only bookstore specializing in Mystery and Suspense, and Modern First Editions. We have high standards for any book in our stock, regardless of the age of the book. If we wouldn't be proud to display it in our personal collection, we won't sell it.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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