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James Whitcomb Riley's A Child-World 1st UK Ed

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James W. Riley with Autograph Verse 1897: A Child-World. Indianapolis, 1897. 1st US ed., later issue. Inscribed by Riley on front free endpaper, dated 1897, with two-line autograph verse from "The Hired Man": "When women gits to braggin' on

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BOOKS: Tewa Firelight Tales 1927 James 1st Ed: BOOKS: Tewa Firelight Tales 1927 James 1st Ed, Ahlee James. Tewa Firelight Tales. Longmans, Green and Co., New York. Stated first edition, 1927. Hardcover. 6"w x 8"h. 248 pages, 10 color illustrations

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A Burnt-Out Case 1st UK ed w/dj: Heading: Author: Greene, Graham Title: A Burnt-Out Case Place Published: London Publisher:Heinemann Date Published: [1961] Description: Black cloth, spine lettered in silve

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A full set of James Whitcomb Riley's Works, etc.: The Works of James Whitcomb Riley (New York, 1906; complete in twelve volumes), together with nine books from an early 20th century series of pocket editions of classics called The Reader's Library (L

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Lang, Pickle the Spy, Incognito Prince Charles 1st UK Ed. 1897, illustrated: "Pickle the Spy or, the Incognito of Prince Charles", by Andrew Lang, published by Longmans, Green and Co., London in 1897. First Edition, illustrated with plates; frontispiece portrait of 'Pickle the

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Richard Hughes, High Wind in Jamaica 1st U.K. trade ed.: Heading: Author: Hughes, Richard Title: A High Wind in Jamaica Place Published: London Publisher:Chatto & Windus Date Published: 1929 Description: Green cloth, jacket. Firs

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James Whitcomb Riley's A Child-World 1st UK Ed

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A Child-World. London: Longmans, 1897 (but 1896). 1st UK ed., small 8vo, blue cloth, leather spine, paper spine label. SIGNED by Riley on front free endpaper. From the Doheny and Skiff collections, with both bookplates (sold at Christie's NYC 12/14/01).

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James Whitcomb Riley's A Child-World 1st UK Ed

Name: James Whitcomb Riley's A Child-World 1st UK Ed
SKU: 50403236
Price: 70 USD
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