Sketches in Prose and Occasional Verses
by Riley, James Whitcomb
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
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Alliance, Ohio, United States
Item Price
£16.13£8.06
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About This Item
Indianapolis, IN: Bowen-Merrill. VG. 1891. 1st Printing. Hardcover. First edition under this title bound in two tone green cloth with gold lettering and gold line decoration. A very good copy. Rubbing along the spine seams. Frays to the spine tips and rubs to the corners. Soil ing to the covers and darkening to the spine. Former owner's name and the date are inked on the front fly. A gift card is taped to the front flyleaf. A Library bookplate is affixed to the upper edge of the fron t endpaper. Toning to the page margins. Hinges tight, text clean. A cl ean, tight example. .
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- Bookseller
- Dearly Departed Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40806
- Title
- Sketches in Prose and Occasional Verses
- Author
- Riley, James Whitcomb
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Bowen-Merrill
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis, IN
- Date Published
- 1891
- Keywords
- POETRY
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About Dearly Departed Books
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- VG
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- Tight
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- Bookplate
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
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