Riley Roses
by James Whitcomb Riley
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Grosset & Dunlop, 1909. Hardcover. Very Good. Small 8vo in grey boards, titles in dark blue. Only the cr date is present, no printing date as with most G&D titles, probably from the 20s. Binding firm, modest shelf wear, text block mildly toned. The dustjacket has a Howard Chandler Christy illustration with the title in gilt, it's modestly toned and has several shallow chips and short closed tears.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dunaway Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 253373
- Title
- Riley Roses
- Author
- James Whitcomb Riley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlop
- Date Published
- 1909
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Dunaway Books
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Saint Louis, Missouri
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...