The Book of Joyous Children
by James Whitcomb Riley
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Imperial Books and Collectibles (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 029966
- Title
- The Book of Joyous Children
- Author
- James Whitcomb Riley
- Illustrator
- Will Vawter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Bobbs-Merrill
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Date Published
- 1902-10-01
- Weight
- 0.31 lbs
Terms of Sale
Imperial Books and Collectibles
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Imperial Books and Collectibles
Biblio member since 2012
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
About Imperial Books and Collectibles
Imperial Books and Collectibles, LLC is a partnership of retired professionals and avid collectors who are liquidating their own collections of books while assisting others to market their books both online and in a retail outlet under the "ImperialBks" banner. In business since 2010, ImperialBks has sold over ten thousand of high quality paper items through various channels with a uniformly high degree of customer satisfaction. Our mission is to treat both clients and customers like royalty, giving great value and personal attention to each.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...