An Old Sweetheart of Mine
by James Whitcomb Riley
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
£81.39£65.11
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Indianapolis, In: Bobbs- Merrill, 1902. Book. Illus. by Howard Chandler Christy. Near Fine. Cloth. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Green cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to front and spine with stamped green/orange designs and pictorial paste on. Comes in the publisher issued, well worn decorative cardboard box with red lettering/ illustrated portrait by Howard Chandler Christy. Book itself is NEAR FINE in a well worn GOOD box. Exterior is rich. gilt is bright. edges/tips/spine ends are sharp. Inside is unmarked ( save for a brief gift inscription on FFE dated Christmas 1907), crisp, and tight with minimal toning.Decorative EPs. Decorations by Virginia Keep. Copyright 1902 from the press of Braunworth & Co. Unpaginated. Box is intact with all pieces present but in need of tape supports at all corners, top and bottom. Structurally sound..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002367
- Title
- An Old Sweetheart of Mine
- Author
- James Whitcomb Riley
- Illustrator
- Howard Chandler Christy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Bobbs- Merrill
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis, In
- Date Published
- 1902
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- Indiana Authors, Publishers, Topics, & Association;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bailey Bonzo Books
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Shelbyville, Indiana
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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