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The Book of Joyous Children (Volume XII in The Poems and Prose Sketches of James Whitcomb Riley series) by RILEY, James Whitcomb - 1902

by RILEY, James Whitcomb

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The Book of Joyous Children (Volume XII in The Poems and Prose Sketches of James Whitcomb Riley series)

by RILEY, James Whitcomb

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1902. Hardcover. Volume XII in the publisher's series: The Poems and Prose Sketches of James Whitcomb Riley. This collection of poems for the younger reader by Mr. Riley (1849-1916) is led off by his title poem, "The Book of Joyous Children". With tissue-protected engraved frontis illustration. --- In full brown cloth-covered boards with gilt corn cob decoration and fillet to cover, gilt corn design and titling to spine; rear cover w/blindstamped fillet. Top edge gilt. Volume lacks a dust jacket. --- With a spot of soiling to cover, a little discoloration to cloth. With minor dampstains to some leaves, otherwise interior is clean and bright and textblock is firm.; Small Octavo (7-1/2 to 8 in. tall); 154 pages .
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  • Publisher Charles Scribner's Sons
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1902

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Scribner's sons, 1902. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. Maroon boards rubbed, chipped, discolored, spinecover missing pieces of cloth. Title page missing. Foxing to some pages, no markings, binding sound. . Hard Cover. Poor/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Libris.
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The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1902-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable. Hardcover. No DJ. Text unmarked with page-turn soiling marks. Covers show edge wear with heavy rubbing/scuffing and soiling. bumped corners. Binding cracked but still intact. Heavily used and in poor condition but pages still quite legible/readable.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. Hardcover. Good/None. J. Will Vawter. Hardcover. 175 pages. Black & white illustrations by J. W. Vawter. Black & white frontispiece with tissue-guard. Maroon covers with gold lettering and decoration. Gilt top edge. Front end paper missing. Wear to corners, spine, light soiling to covers. Record # 508951
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1908. Hardcover, medium brown cloth boards, gilt-stamped cover & spine. Good/No Dust Jacket. Volume XII from the set, The Works of James Whitcomb Riley on spine. Homestead Edition. 154 pages, a few edges torn where pages were opened roughly. Riley, 1849-1916, was an American poet, lecturer, and newspaperman, known particularly as a Hoosier poet who wrote in the local Midwestern dialect.
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons . A clean, crisp hardcover in very good condition; faintly rubbed. No DJ, as issued. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1906.
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Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1902-10-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Will Vawter. FIRST EDITION/PRINTING featuring burgundy cloth covered boards with gilt lettering and border on cover and faded gilt lettering along spine; darkening along lower corner of front cover. Binding secure. Contents clean and unmarked except for owner signature front inside cover and penciled notes on FFEP. 173 glossy pages featuring illustrations throughout, including 28 full page illustrations by Will Vawter. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. First edition. Illustrated by J. W. Vawter. 176 pages. Very good maroon boards with exquisite gilt decorative to cover, spine and back cover. Gilt top edge. With clean profusely illustrated text throughout. Attractive former signature to opening flyleaf which bothers none of the text. Copyright and title page with identical date 1902.
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