Rose, The
by Riley, James Whitcomb
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/None
- Seller
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Moab, Utah, United States
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About This Item
1913. Hardcover. Good/None. Chamberlain, Emily Hall. James Whitcomb Riley The Rose, Bobbs-Merrill 1913, 8 leaves, 7 x 4.125 inches.
Raised gilt embossed design on front board. Tan mottled boards. Light soiling to boards with rubbing to corners. Interior is clean. First text leaf has small tear to fore edge. Tight binding. Slight musty odor. Good condition.
Combination of Riley prose with artwork by Emily Hall Chamberlain. Each leaf has art and poetry on recto with blank verso.
Raised gilt embossed design on front board. Tan mottled boards. Light soiling to boards with rubbing to corners. Interior is clean. First text leaf has small tear to fore edge. Tight binding. Slight musty odor. Good condition.
Combination of Riley prose with artwork by Emily Hall Chamberlain. Each leaf has art and poetry on recto with blank verso.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Stellar Books & Ephemera, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 312
- Title
- Rose, The
- Author
- Riley, James Whitcomb
- Illustrator
- Chamberlain, Emily Hall
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1913
- Keywords
- James Whitcomb Riley
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Stellar Books & Ephemera, ABAA
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Moab, Utah
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- 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...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.