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An Old Sweet-Heart of Mine
by Riley, James Whitcomb
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Granville, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill, 1903. First edition thus. Illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy. Published Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill, 1903. Folio, 9 1/2" x 12", unpaginated, illustrated with full page, tissue-guarded plates by Howard Chandler Christy. Brown paper covered boards with gilt spine titles and decorative cover titles and design, decorative endpapers. Small chip at the crown, outer paper hinge starting at the joint, else very good, binding tight, text and plates clean and bright.. 1st. Hard. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Christy, Howard Chandler . Folio.
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- Bookseller
- The Wild Muse
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007540
- Title
- An Old Sweet-Heart of Mine
- Author
- Riley, James Whitcomb
- Illustrator
- Christy, Howard Chandler
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Bobbs Merrill
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Date Published
- 1903
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Literary & Modern First Editions;
- Size
- Folio
Terms of Sale
The Wild Muse
Returnable within 10 days.
About the Seller
The Wild Muse
Biblio member since 2005
Granville, New York
About The Wild Muse
Literary and modern first editions. Established 1985. Mail order only.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
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