Author: RILEY, JAMES WHITCOMB
Title: An Old Sweetheart of Mine
Description: Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1903. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy. Publisher's full blue cloth, color plate by Christy on front cover, blind stamped heart and flower decoration embossed in red and green on front cover and spine, gilt lettering on cover and spine. Illustrated with B&W drawings tinted with red by Howard Chandler Christy. Page decorations by Virginia Keep. "Bobbs-Merrill" on spine and title page, "song" in Stanza 18, no exclamation point after "come" in Stanza 34, capital "T" at beginning of the third line of Stanza 36, [BAL 16657][Russo, pp 90-92]. Former owner's name in a very elegant hand on rep, otherwise unmarked, minor wear at head, heel, and corners, else fine; tight, square, and clean. All of the illustrations are bright and clear. VERY GOOD. B&W drawings. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. Unpaginated pp. Very Good with no dust jacket .
Keywords: Poetry; Illustrated Books; Howard Chandler Christy; James Whitcomb Riley; Illustrated Books Novels, Poetry & Literature Poetry
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Title: An Old Sweetheart of Mine
Description: Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1903. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy. Publisher's full blue cloth, color plate by Christy on front cover, blind stamped heart and flower decoration embossed in red and green on front cover and spine, gilt lettering on cover and spine. Illustrated with B&W drawings tinted with red by Howard Chandler Christy. Page decorations by Virginia Keep. "Bobbs-Merrill" on spine and title page, "song" in Stanza 18, no exclamation point after "come" in Stanza 34, capital "T" at beginning of the third line of Stanza 36, [BAL 16657][Russo, pp 90-92]. Former owner's name in a very elegant hand on rep, otherwise unmarked, minor wear at head, heel, and corners, else fine; tight, square, and clean. All of the illustrations are bright and clear. VERY GOOD. B&W drawings. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. Unpaginated pp. Very Good with no dust jacket .
Keywords: Poetry; Illustrated Books; Howard Chandler Christy; James Whitcomb Riley; Illustrated Books Novels, Poetry & Literature Poetry
Price: US$ 150.00 Seller: Round Table Books, LLC
- Book number: 27850
- Book number: 27850
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