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Rubaiyat of Doc Sifers
by Riley, James Whitcomb
- Used
- Fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket as Issued
- Seller
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SANDY, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Century Company, 1897. First Edition. Full embossed leather. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Relyea, C.M.. A finely-bound full blue levant morocco scarce First Edition with tipped in 2-page autographed letter signed by the author to the illustrator dated August 7, 1897, on James Whitcomb Riley's embossed letterhead, with suggestions for content of the illustrations for the "Old Swimmin' Hole." From the Private Collection of Marcia G. Woods. [xii], 111 pp. Bound by MacDonald, the full blue levant morocco covers are gilt paneled with thistle devices, spine gilt, raised bands, gilt dentelles, red morocco doublures, red silk endleaves, and all page edges are covered in gold tilt. Original front, rear, and spine cloth are bound in at rear. Enclosed in a morocco-tipped, felt-lined slipcase that has light touches of wear. Bound by MacDonald. A rare and beautiful set for lovers of James Whitcomb Riley.
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- Bookseller
- Parrish Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4063
- Title
- Rubaiyat of Doc Sifers
- Author
- Riley, James Whitcomb
- Illustrator
- Relyea, C.M.
- Format/Binding
- Full embossed leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Century Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1897
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About the Seller
Parrish Books
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SANDY, Oregon
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Parrish Books is a full-time on-line dealer in fine collectible books in business since 2002. With specialities in signed limited editions and many favorite authors including Ray Bradbury, Richard Bach, Tom Clancy, John Updike, Kurt Vonnegut, Edward Gorey and Maurice Sendak. We specialize in exceptional customer service and quality packaging of all orders.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- 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...
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