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Riley, James Whitcomb RILEY FARM-RHYMES RILEY FARM RHYMES Last copyright date showing is 1909.Grosset & Dunlap.187 glossy pages. Sm8vo. Solid red cloth covers with gold lettering on front and black lettering and illustration of ear of corn on spine. Spine is sun faded. Minimum bump and wear on spine ends and corners. Inked ownership on Rhoda Howell on fep. Country pictures by Will Vawter. Nice frontispiece enditled 'As he leaves the house, bare-headed, a nd goes out to feed the stock. 'Book has a bit of looseness due to some center hinge cracking and some foxing throughout but nothing major. My favorite is 'Wortermelon Time'. ; Book number is SVL10-65.
Riley, James Whitcomb RILEY SONGS O' CHEER Grosset & Dunlap 1905. VG. Glossy pages. Picture illustrations . Very minor loosening. Book is tight with splitting on cover page. Discolor spotting on cover pages and minor throughout. Inked ownership. Pencil erasures on t op of cover page. Boards are red with gold lettering on front and spine. Spine is sunfaded. Also some fading on boards and edges. ; Small 8vo; 195 pages; Book number is SV11-6. Illustrated by Illustra ted by Will Vawter. Binding is Hardcover.
Riley, James Whitcomb RILEY SONGS OF FRIENDSHIP Bobbs-Merrill 1915. Appears to be Part of Deer Creek Illustrated Edition series. Frontispiece is of 3 small children sitting on steps of house with mother and baby seen inside through open front door. All pages are gloss y. Soft black leather covers with pressed detail border on front and spine. Nice gold lettering on front and spine. Some wear at spine end with see through tape over it. Light general leather wear. TE G. Book does have some looseness. A Riley lovers necessity. ; B&W Illustrations; Small 8vo; 190 pages; Book number is SVL3-65. Illustrated by Illustrated by Will Vawter. Binding is Flexible leather.
Riley, James Whitcomb RILEY SONGS OF HOME Grosset & Dunlap 1910. VG. Glossy pages. Picture illustrations. Very minor loosening and foxing. Inked ownership. Cover pages have light discolor spots. Boards are red with gold lettering on front and spine. Spine is sunfad ed. Minor rubbing. ; Small 8vo; 190 pages; Book number is SV10-6. Illustrated by Illustrated by Will Vawter. Binding is Hardcover.
Riley, James Whitcomb RILEY SONGS OF SUMMER 1908.Seventeenth printing. Grosset & Dunlap. Pictures by Will Vawter.190 glossy pages with many illustrations. Sm8vo. Frontispiece shows older man showing child how to hook a worm on a fishing line. B ook in good plus condition with solid light red cloth boards and orange and black lettering on front and black lettering on spine.3/4 inch stain on spine in middle and a couple of teeth (? ) marks not all way through. Book is clean with minor looseness. No DJ(? ) ; Order number is LG6-121.
Riley, James Whitcomb THE LOCKERBIE BOOK CONTAINING POEMS NOT IN DIALECT Bobbs-Merrill 1911 Very Good+; Collected/Arranged by Hewitt Hanson Howland. Grained leather covers with gold lettering on front and spine. Spine is sun faded. Top of spine has small rip. Book corners rubbed. Front hinge cra cked by title page. Cover pages are rich brown. Easy inked ownership. SV12-8. 16mo; 646 pages Price: 28.00 USD
