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James Whitcomb Riley in Prose and Picture
by John A Howland
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Handy & Higgins, 1903. First edition, 1903. A biography and tribute to writer James Whitcomb Riley illustrated in black and white from photographs plus line drawings and decorative elements in color. Includes some of Riley's verses. Dark gray hardcover with light gray cloth spine, illustrations mounted on front cover, gilt lettering. Very good with some corner wear and frying to the spine foot, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages with no names or other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 041177
- Title
- James Whitcomb Riley in Prose and Picture
- Author
- John A Howland
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Handy & Higgins
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1903
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- ILLUSTRATED LITERARY HISTORY INDIANA AUTHOR POET
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
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