Collectible vintage poetry collection. 1902 James Whitcombe Riley, painting by Howard Chandler Christie, decorated by Virginia Keep. Published by Bowen Merrill/Bob’s Merrill. Book size is approximately 9 x 6 1/2 inches. Condition Illustrated hardcover, green crossboard, gold leaf title paste-down decoration on the front. Bright colors on the cover. Bindings are tight. The corners, edges and spine of the cover have light scuffing. There is a small dent on the back cover and light rubbing on the illustration pasted on the cover. Pages are off-white cardstock, no smudges, tears or markings. Except for the ffep, it has a Christmas gift inscription and a corner crease, dated 1903. The illustrated endpaper also has a shallow crease. #c15 bscan0074-76 If you love old books like we do, you’ll enjoy browsing our featured selection here.
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