Letters of James Whitcomb Riley

William Lyon Phelps, Editor

Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, IN, 1930

About this Item

The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, IN. c1930. Hardcover. Edition/Printing not stated. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light shelfwear to head, tail, and tips; light dust soiling to textblock top; wear to gilt lettering on spine. No DJ. Maroon cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine; embossed borders on front board. Clean internals. Inner hinges are sound and not split. Frontispiece portrait of Riley.349 pp tall 8vo. In 9 chapters, the editor, of Riley's papers presents a selection of his letters from 1876 (when he was 27 years old) to 1916 of which most have never been published before. The Editor chose the letters that seemed to be the most important both for the subjects discussed and for their revelation of the man. A clean very presentable copy.

Seller Inventory # 018911

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Letters of James Whitcomb Riley
• Publisher: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, IN
• Publication Date: 1930
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good +
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Autobiography
  • Journalism/Writing
  • Literature/Poetry