Riley Child-Rhymes with Hoosier Pictures by Will Vawter / James Whitcomb Riley
Entry/Object ID
2015.7.282
Description
188 pages. Illustrations.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
1900s
Dimensions
Height
7-3/4 in
Width
5-1/4 in
Book Details
Author
James Whitcomb Riley
Illustrator
Will Vawter
Edition
First
Publisher
Bobbs-Merrill
Place Published
City
Indianapolis
State/Province
Indiana
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1905
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding
Binding Notes
Bound in dark green cloth with a gilt and black stamped illustration on the front cover of a girl reaching up to a butterfly and a seated boy with a fishing pole. The spine decoration is stunning - a high flying kite with a long tail.
Notes
Gift inscription on flyleaf: "For Sylvia With love and a Merry Christmas From Mamma Christmas 1910".
