THE OLD SWIMMIN-HOLE" and 'Leven More Poems
by Riley, James Whitcomb; (Benj. F. Johnson, of Boone)
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/Very good
- Seller
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Santa Barbara, California, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis: George C. Hitt & Co, 1883. Softcover. Near fine/Very good. Softcover. 16mo. 6 3/8" x 4 7/16". 50pp. Folded white wrappers with tan parchment paper dust-jacket, both with title printed in red. Author's first book with twelve poems mainly dealing with memories of childhood. Written in "Hoosier" dialect. Publishers note indicates that some of the poems originally appeared in the Indianapolis Journal. White wrappers are very clean and nice with one tiny edge tear; dust jacket has light edge wear, some short edge tears and delicate corner.
This copy is missing the "W" from "William" on page 41 but has printed wrappers on laid paper with horizontal chain lines as called for in Bal 16525.
This copy is missing the "W" from "William" on page 41 but has printed wrappers on laid paper with horizontal chain lines as called for in Bal 16525.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lost Horizon Bookstore (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53746
- Title
- THE OLD SWIMMIN-HOLE" and 'Leven More Poems
- Author
- Riley, James Whitcomb; (Benj. F. Johnson, of Boone)
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George C. Hitt & Co
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Date Published
- 1883
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Santa Barbara, California
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- Parchment
- Pages or book covering made from a prepared animal skin. Parchment describes any animal skin used for books, while vellum is a...