Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company / The Riverside Press, 1894. Very Good+ condition. Blanck's first printing, with the advertisement erroneously describing John Burroughs's Books in 10 volumes. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. No owner's name or bookplate. Top edge gilt. Original two-tone cloth (dark green-brown spine and olive-green sides). Gilt lettering on spine is still shiny. Front cover features a tall flower decoration in dark green. BAL 2156.. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ condition/No jacket. 8vo. 319pp.

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Bookseller: About Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 013421
Title: Riverby [first printing, BAL 2156)
Author: Burroughs, John
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+ condition
Jacket Condition: No jacket
Edition: First Printing of the First Edition
Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and Company / The Riverside Press
Place of Publication: Boston and New York
Date Published: 1894
Bookseller catalogs: Nature / Natural History / Ecology / Gardening;
Size: 8vo. 319pp
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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Top Edge Gilt: Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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