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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
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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
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About the Seller
The Wild Muse
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Granville, New York
About The Wild Muse
Literary and modern first editions. Established 1985. Mail order only.
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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