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The Works of James Whitcomb Riley (16 volumes) by Riley, James Whitcomb - 1913
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The Works of James Whitcomb Riley (16 volumes)
by Riley, James Whitcomb
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1913 Charles Scribner's Sons. Dark gold textured boards with gold border, center symbol & spine lettering. Spines are faded. Text clean and unmarked, pages lightly tanned, deckle edges. Boards are sturdy, light scuffs &stains on some volumes. One volume, "Afterwhiles", front hinge is detached; first title page showing volume number is missing, illustration page detached. Previous owner's name front page of each volume. 7 5/8 x 5 1/4 x 3/4
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- Date Published 1913
- Keywords poetry, Hoosier past, midwestern authors, humor,American literature
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys
by Pepys, Samuel
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Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia and Fact Index, 15 Vols. A - Z
by F. E. Compton & Company
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William Makepeace Thackery - 20 Vols.
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1869. Smith, Elder & Co. Boards, endpages and foredges have a brown spotted pattern; boards have burgundy corners and spine with gold lettering, some worn to illegibility. Previous owner's bookplate on front endpages. Bindings in poor condition with separated hinges, disintegrating spines Text throughout is clean and unmarked.
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The Fish Hawk's Nest
by Stephen W. Meader
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Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company in 1952. Stated First Edition. Red texture boards are sturdy, hinges OK. Boards have marks from tape. Text is clean and unmarked, pages tanned. Several names in ink on front end page. DJ in poor condition, tear on front cover, stain on back - in plastic ocver. 8 1/4 x 5 3/4 x 1
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International University Lectures Congress of Arts & Science
by Various
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"Privately Printed for Members of the University Alliance" 1909. 12 Vols. Copy 170 of 1000. Dark red boards with gilt symbols and lettering front boards and spines. Text clean and unmarked. Boards are sturdy, showing light shelf and edgewear, some rubbing to back boards. Deckle edges browned.
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys
by Pepys, Samuel
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1893-1899. George Bell & Sons. Nine Volume set - Vols. I thru VIII plus "Pepysiana". Edited by Henry B. Wheatley, F.S.A. Ivory and tan boards with gold lettering. Condition overall is good. Moderate foxing on inside of front and back covers and some foxing throughout text, mostly on photo plates. Deckle edges show the brown coloring of age. First volume has statement "only 250 copies of this Volume are printed on Large Paper, of which this is No. 146" with the 146 handwritten in ink. Vol. II doesn't have this statement; Vols. III through VIII & "Pepysiana" show the printed statement but no number.
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Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia and Fact Index, 15 Vols. A - Z
by F. E. Compton & Company
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1947. F.E.Compton and Company. Black boards with green lettering on spine. Light edgewear and scuffing to boards and on some volumes title lettering has faded. Spines are sturdy. Text is clean and unmarked.
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William Makepeace Thackery - 20 Vols.
by Thackery, William Makepeace
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1869. Smith, Elder & Co. Boards, endpages and foredges have a brown spotted pattern; boards have burgundy corners and spine with gold lettering, some worn to illegibility. Previous owner's bookplate on front endpages. Bindings in poor condition with separated hinges, disintegrating spines Text throughout is clean and unmarked.
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The Fish Hawk's Nest
by Stephen W. Meader
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Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company in 1952. Stated First Edition. Red texture boards are sturdy, hinges OK. Boards have marks from tape. Text is clean and unmarked, pages tanned. Several names in ink on front end page. DJ in poor condition, tear on front cover, stain on back - in plastic ocver. 8 1/4 x 5 3/4 x 1
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International University Lectures Congress of Arts & Science
by Various
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"Privately Printed for Members of the University Alliance" 1909. 12 Vols. Copy 170 of 1000. Dark red boards with gilt symbols and lettering front boards and spines. Text clean and unmarked. Boards are sturdy, showing light shelf and edgewear, some rubbing to back boards. Deckle edges browned.
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The Works of James Whitcomb Riley : Vol. VI The Flying Islands of the Night
by Riley, James Whitcomb
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New York: Charles & Scribner, 1913. Spine cover is heavily sunfaded, worn with a 1 inch piece missing from top. Boards have half-dollar size stain on front, and are worn and discolored on edges. Pages are browning. Text is clean & free from markings. Binding is tight. We ship daily. . Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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THE WORKS OF JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY; THE POEMS AND PROSE SKETCHES; VOLUME III; AFTERWHILES
by Riley, James Whitcomb
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1904. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. (10)187pp. Gilt top. Light brown cloth with gold lettering. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
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THE WORKS OF JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY; THE POEMS AND PROSE SKETCHES; VOLUME X; A CHILD-WORLD
by Riley, James Whitcomb
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1904. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. (10)152pp. Gilt top. Light brown cloth with gold lettering. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
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THE WORKS OF JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY; THE POEMS AND PROSE SKETCHES; VOLUME IV; PIPES O' PAN AT ZEKESBURY
by Riley, James Whitcomb
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1903. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. (10)204pp. Gilt top. Light brown cloth with gold lettering. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
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THE WORKS OF JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY; THE POEMS AND PROSE SKETCHES; VOLUME VII; GREEN FIELDS AND RUNNING BROOKS
by Riley, James Whitcomb
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1903. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Crayon marks on flyleaf page. (10)217pp. Gilt top. Light brown cloth with gold lettering. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
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THE WORKS OF JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY; THE POEMS AND PROSE SKETCHES; VOLUME XII; THE BOOK OF JOYOUS CHILDREN
by Riley, James Whitcomb
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1903. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. (10)154pp. Gilt top. Light brown cloth with gold lettering. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
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THE WORKS OF JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY; THE POEMS AND PROSE SKETCHES; VOLUME XI; RUBAIYAT OF DOC SIFERS AND HOME-FOLKS
by Riley, James Whitcomb
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1903. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. (10)237pp. Gilt top. Light brown cloth with gold lettering. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
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The Works of James Whitcomb Riley : Vol. X A Child-World
by Riley, James Whitcomb
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NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1917. Cover is bumped and scuffed with worn edges and small patches of discoloration. Spine darkening. Pages are browning and foxing. Previous owner stamp on fep. Text is free from markings. Binding is secure. We ship daily.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex Libris.
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The Works of James Whitcomb Riley - Neighborly Poems and Dialect Sketches
by James Whitcomb Riley
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New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1903. Brown Cloth. EX-LIBRARY/No Jacket. Library bookplate inside front cover, number written at bottom of page v (no other markings), rear flyleaf missing, spine slightly faded. Nice clean copy, gold top edge
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THE WORKS of JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY: NOT COMPLETE in Volumes 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, & 11 of 12
by Riley, James Whitcomb
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NEWARK, Ohio, United States
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1906. Book. Fair. Hardcover. INCOMPLETE SET, ONLY VOLUMES 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11. All have Frontispiece with intact tissue which have Frontispiece information on them. Clean BUT MAY HAVE A STRAY OWNER MARKINGS THAT I MISSED in the volumes . Spine ends and corners are starting to fray. Some small spots noted on a few of the covers. Normal wear and soil to covers. CLEAN TEXT. Thank you for your purchase from Sunset Books! Help Promote World Literacy, GIVE a Book as a GIFT!! In stock, Ships from Ohio. Will not fit in Flat Rate Priority Mail envelope. USPS Variable Rate applies for Domestic or International Priority mail. WE COMBINE SHIPPING ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES!!!! Please look at the Pictures!! 240/187/204/187/164/173/152/237 pages. IT IS NOTED THAT MANY OF THE PAGE EDGES ARE STILL UNCUT Reddish Brown Cloth with Gild lettering/design on spine & Front Cover & top page edges. Size: 12mo.
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Shoemakers Best Selections Number 5 For Readings and Recitations
by Shoemaker, J. W
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Rare original poetry book with cloth covered boards, copyright 1880 by J. W. Shoemaker & Co. This edition published in 1906 by the Penn Publishing company, Philadelphia. From the estate of my great-great grandfather.Includes many unique poems and recitations such as "To a skull", "Uncle Daniel's Introduction to a Mississippi Steamer", "The Leak in the Dyke", etc. More well-known poetry includes "Song of Birds", "Old Ironsides", and "Bannock Burn" by Robbie Burns. Light rubbing and bumps to outside spine edges. Back cover and interior cloth covered board has a stain at top. Original owner's name and address from 1908, but no other writing or marks. First 2 pages have a stain at top, but text of 192 pages of poetry and recitations is totally clean with light tanning of pages.
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Just God And Me
by Mary Frances Reyes
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Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
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Comet Press Books, New York, 1956, Fine Hardcover / no dustjacket, 56 pages, 5.5" x 8.25". Inscribed by author on ffep.
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A Ballet of Lepers: A Novel and Stories
by Cohen, Leonard
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- 9780802160478 / 0802160476
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Lukeville , Arizona, United States
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New York, Grove Press, 2022, trade paperback, 272 pp, Advance Uncorrected Proof (ARC), New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers, no dustjacket as issued. The pieces in this collection, written between 1956 and 1961 and including short fiction, a radio play, and a stunning early novel, offer startling insights into Cohens imagination and creative process. Cohen explores themes that would permeate his later work, from shame and unworthiness to sexual desire in all its sacred and profane dimensions to longing, whether for love, family, freedom, or transcendence. ISBN 9780802160478
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Immortal Prairie (INSCRIBED) (FIRST)
by Ransom, James H
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- Near Fine
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- 9781460257432 / 146025743X
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Tempe, Arizona, United States
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2015 - Stated First Edition - Limited Edition - INSCRIBED by author on the title-page "Fran Marie, Friend for many years," - "Unlike the tradition of most books of poetry, Ransom includes photos and paintings." - book: near fine - tight, sound, and square - pages are clean and unmarked - dj: near fine
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Quartering
by Reza, Seema
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Williamsville, New York, United States
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Trumansburg, NY: Out of Step Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 2016. Numbered Edition; First Printing. Pamphlet. The author's non-linear poem about the billeting of soldiers in civilian homes in wartime. Copy 89 of a limited edition of 250. Folded into the form of a letter, the work was letterpress printed in wraps of handmade "combat paper" made from military uniforms. The author says: "Some time ago-maybe a year, maybe two? I had a conversation with some of my Combat Paper brothers (well, the kids call them their combat paper uncles, so it follows
) that led to me writing the poem "Quartering." Which was informed by them, of course, and by all the rooms I'm in, and by imagining what is really required of all the caregivers I love. It's a thought experiment: if we tore down the barracks at military hospitals and offered incentives for Americans in the surrounding neighborhoods to quarter injured service members, what would the honest instructions…
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Fan poems
by Tom Clark
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- First Edition
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- 9780913028452 / 0913028452
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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Plainfield: North Atlantic Books, 1976. First Edition, 8vo. [60pp], no pagination. Softcover, pictorial wraps. Very good condition, faint creasing, slight rubbing, top corner bumped and back cover small stain. This project was partially supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C., a federal agency. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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Pantone 125
by Lee, Madeleine
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- First Edition
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- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9789810728496 / 9810728492
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GRASS VALLEY, California, United States
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Singapore: Math Paper Press. Very Good. 2012. First Edition. Softcover. 9810728492 . Printed white wrappers, show moderate soil; light vertical crease front cover. Two Poem anthology, arising from the accidental advocacy of one poet, coming off the back of her love for walking about in the less beaten paths in Singapore. In a series of chapbooks borne of the Babette's Feast public gathering of writers.; 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall .
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Melodie d'Infinito; Rime e Canti dei Chiarori Stellari.
by Sparito, Giosue [Enrico Fagone]
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Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States
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Palermo Edizioni Arte e Pensiero, 1947, paperback. Poetry, text in ITALIAN. SIGNED, inscribed by Giosue Sparito (pseudonym of Enrico Fagone). 123 pages. Softcover. Good used condition: binding unglued from spine, covers edgeworn, page margins tanned.
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THE WATER POEM AND OTHERS
by Friedberg, Martha
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Roosevelt, New Jersey, United States
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Winnetka, IL: Vixen Press, 1985. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Fine. 20pp, colophon; six colored wood engravings by Caryl Seidenberg. 9.5" x 6.5" This is #222 of 250 copies only, set in Centaur and Arrighi types and printed by hand on dampened Rives heavyweight. Signed under the colophon by Seidenberg and by Friedberg.
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Dreamer's Den
by Alsup, Byron K
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Good+
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- First Edition
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- 9780682486231 / 068248623X
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Piggott, Arkansas, United States
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NY: Exposition Press, 1976. Burgundy leatherette boards, bright gilt lettering. Pages [63] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Semi-transparent waxpaper dust jacket, appears to be original; in new archival mylar, age discoloration at edges and spine, some edge wear, small bit missing. The author graduated Kennett (Missouri) High School in 1973. Copy of newspaper [DDD] article about the KHS reunion on Jan 18, 2004 laid in. Now also available is a signed copy, same condition but without the transparent dust jacket. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good+.
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