The Poems and Prose Sketches of James Whitcomb Riley - Rubaiyat of Doc Sifers and Home-Folks
by Riley, James Whitcomb
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Houlton, Maine, United States
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About This Item
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902 IN VERY GOOD ++ CONDITION, in a protective mylar jacket. This Edition, printed on Japan paper, is limited to 204 copies, of which this is No. 38. viii, 237pp, bound in original 3/4 paper vellum and wood grained paper, over boards, paper spine label (edge chips), top edges gilt, frontis with captioned tissue guard, binding and hinges tight. Volume XI of the Homestead Edition. Covers show light edge wear, slight age darkening to pages.
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- Bookseller
- Monroe Bridge Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003105
- Title
- The Poems and Prose Sketches of James Whitcomb Riley - Rubaiyat of Doc Sifers and Home-Folks
- Author
- Riley, James Whitcomb
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1902
- Keywords
- James Whitcomb Riley Poems Poetry Sketches Homestead Edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- POETRY;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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- 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...
- Vellum
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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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...