Riley Love-Lyrics, With Life Pictures
by James Whitcomb Riley (Author), William B. Dyer (Illustrator)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Bobbs Merrill. New York 1899. First Edition. 190 pages.. Collection of verse, illustrated with plates, some are photographs of attractive love forlorn young women of the time. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Bright gilding still present on the front and spine. Minor marks on cover, and slight trace of sunning on spine, and a very light thin pencil inscription and name on FFEP. Gold stamp cover is still bright.. Very Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Robert Pearson, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004657
- Title
- Riley Love-Lyrics, With Life Pictures
- Author
- James Whitcomb Riley (Author), William B. Dyer (Illustrator)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- Vintage photography, 19th Century, Early photos,
Terms of Sale
Robert Pearson, Bookseller
All books are sold with a money back guarantee minus postage provided they are returned in the same condition they were shipped.
About the Seller
Robert Pearson, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2004
Seattle, Washington
About Robert Pearson, Bookseller
I have been selling rare and used books since 1998. I carefully grade all my books, and have concern for the needs of both the collector of rare books and those wishing to purchase less common books at good prices.
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- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cloth
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- New
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- 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....