An Old Sweetheart of Mine

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1902.

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Hardcover. First edition thus, with illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy and designed by Virginia Keep. Contemporary gift inscription on the half-title, still a lovely, fine copy in fine, Christy-illustrated dustwrapper with one short tear, in publisher issued, Christy-illustrated gift box, which is attractive and presentable, but which has been reinforced along the outer edges. Someone, presumably the original purchaser, has elaborately tied a ribbon around the front board, completely and easily removable, but which has done no harm, so we have left it as found. A beautiful copy.

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Item #40435 An Old Sweetheart of Mine. Howard Chandler CHRISTY, James Whitcomb RILEY.

James Whitcomb Riley
birth name: James Whitcomb Riley
born: 10/7/1849
died: 7/22/1916

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Poet remembered for nostalgic dialect verse and often called "the poet of the common people." - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literaturemore