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[Riley Rarity] A Buckeye Ballad. Compliments of Passenger Department, Buckeye Route. Tale of a Million.
by Riley, James Whitcomb
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Columbus, Ohio: Copyright W. H. Fisher, G.P and T.A./ Printed by the Ohio State Journal, 1890. First Edition, 1890. Illustrated by W. H. Mullay. Oblong 8vo, original printed wrappers, printed on coated white paper, tied with white string( replacing original brown ribbon with buckeye attached). 10 unnumbered leaves. Each leaf contains one verse of Riley's poem in black, and illustrations and part of the story "Tale of a Million" (not by Riley) in purple. BAL 16567. Russo, pages 152-153. Very Good, top left corner each leaf with triangular loss of the white coated paper, leaving the underlying brown paper showing, only affecting the edges of a few of the illustrations, which appear to be hand-redrawn. RARE. A single copy at auction 1935, another copy as part of a large collection at auction in 1947.OCLC notes 6 library holdings. . First Printing. Printed Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008491
- Title
- [Riley Rarity] A Buckeye Ballad. Compliments of Passenger Department, Buckeye Route. Tale of a Million.
- Author
- Riley, James Whitcomb
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- First Printing
- Publisher
- Copyright W. H. Fisher, G.P and T.A./ Printed by the Ohio State Journal
- Place of Publication
- Columbus, Ohio
- Date Published
- 1890
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Indiana History; Ephemera;
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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