10-09-201310-10-2013
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
October 9, 2013 02:00 PMCalender
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Riley, James Whitcomb All the Year Round

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$74$60
Auction: Discovery - 2677MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: October 09, 2013 2:00PM

Description:

Riley, James Whitcomb All the Year Round. Illustrated by Gustave Baumann, Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, [1912].
Quarto, introductory page tipped in before title mentioning Riley's appearance at the Jovian luncheon, August 3, 1914; title printed within ornamental woodcut border with astrological symbols; a poem appears for each month, and at each opening, the poem by Riley on the left faces the woodcut by Baumann on the right; each woodcut is printed in four or more separate colors appropriate for the seasonal subject of the illustration; pages unopened throughout; bound in a stained and badly damaged publisher's cloth binding, spine completely missing, boards stained and worn, all but detached, endleaves chipped and detached.
Estimate $100-150


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Keywords

Gustave Baumann, James Whitcomb, All the Year Round, Indianapolis, Merrill