Birch-Rod Days and Other Poems
by William C. Jones
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
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SGD 137.87SGD 110.30
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About This Item
Chicago: American Publishers' Association, 1892. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Burgundy bland stamped cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to front and spine. SIGNED and INSCRIBED, " John L. Hays Compliments W.C. Jones "on the FFEP. This copy is VG. All page edges gilt. Portrait frontispiece. Exterior is rich. Front gilt bright. Spine gilt a bit sun darkened. Edges, spine ends, tips are minimally rubbed. Decorative EPs. FEP is loose , but present. EPs with ownership stamp of Hinkle Hays ( John's son...noted attorney from Sullivan, Ind. and brother to Will Harrison Hays Former U.S. Postmaster General and author of the "Hays Code" in the Motion Picture Industry). Unmarked, crisp, and tight. SCARCE SIGNED. No other such as of November 2023..
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- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002894
- Title
- Birch-Rod Days and Other Poems
- Author
- William C. Jones
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- American Publishers' Association
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1892
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- Indiana Authors, Publishers, Topics, & Association; poetry;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bailey Bonzo Books
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Shelbyville, Indiana
About Bailey Bonzo Books
Bailey Bonzo Books....Specializing in collectble First Editions, SIGNED copies, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and RARE copies of all kinds.
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- Gilt
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- FFEP
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- Edges
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- VG
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