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Sunshine and Roses; A Book of Happiness and Good Cheer
by Constance Downes
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
$30.00$21.00
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About This Item
New York, NY: The Platt & Peck Co. , 1910 The Platt & Peck Co., New York. 1910. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for provenance inscription on the 2nd blank page as follows; Phoebe Oliver gift from Brother Charles before he left for service in World War I the summer of 1918. Passed away Oct. 6, 1918 in Officer's Training Camp in Kentucky. Came into my possession March 26, 1972 by Phoebe my sister. Estella Cole. Book Condition: Good; scuff mark on the front calf leather board; paper backing to calf board has deteriorated with fragments and edges remaining; silk endpapers have chipping to foredges; text is clean and tightly bound to calf. No DJ. Green full calf flexible boards with gilt lettering in stamped shadowbox. 92 pp 8vo. This is a book of non-religious inspirational poetry that in its preface has many ways listed to help see the bright side and lighten the burden of others which will then fill your life with Sunshine and Roses. A clean presentable copy. Rare in the calf covers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008665
- Title
- Sunshine and Roses; A Book of Happiness and Good Cheer
- Author
- Constance Downes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Platt & Peck Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1910
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- poetry, inspirational poetry, World War I, bright side, motivational poetry, helpful, positive characteristics, human nature, character traits, happiness
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Edges
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- Tight
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- Gilt
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- First Edition
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