The Poems and Prose Sketches of James Whitcomb Riley (16 volume set, Fine Binding)
by James Whitcomb Riley
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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Boonsboro, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons; De Vinne Press, 1897. Homestead ed. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. [Fine binding: An attractive set] Homestead ed. Complete in 16 volumes. 20 cm. Bound in 3/4 morocco over green marbled boards. Gilt spine compartments. Top edges gilt. Clean, unmarked pages. "The plates will be made by De Vinne, the paper will be hand-made with deckel edges, and will bear the author's initials in facsimile water-mark on each page." Contents: v. 1. Neighborly poems and dialect sketches. 1897; v. 2. Sketches in prose; Jamesy: A Christmas story and others. 1897; v. 3. Afterwhiles. 1898; v. 4. Pipes o'Pan at Zekesburg. 1898; v. 5. Rhymes of childhood. 1898; v. 6. The flying islands of the night. 1898; v. 7. Green fields and running brooks. 1898; v. 8. Poems here at home. 1898; v. 9. Armazindy. 1898; v. 10. A child-world. 1898; v. 11. Rubaiyat of Doc Sifers and Home-folks. 1902; v. 14. Morning. 1908; v. 15. Early poems. 1914; v. 16. Fugitive pieces. 1914.
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- SequiturBooks (US)
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- 2302150012
- Title
- The Poems and Prose Sketches of James Whitcomb Riley (16 volume set, Fine Binding)
- Author
- James Whitcomb Riley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Homestead ed
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons; De Vinne Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1897
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- Facsimile
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- Marbled boards
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