Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
James Whitcomb Riley. A Child-World. Longmans, Green, and Co., 1896.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Shows minor wear, light foxing.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb.. A Child - World.. Bowen-Merrill,, Indianapolis:, 1896.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Description: Publishers red and gilt cloth minor shelf wear very minor chipping at head of spine contents clean priced to go. Pagination starts at p17 and is correct.
Seller: Dark Parks Books & Collectibles, Fallon, NV, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb. A Child-World. The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1896.
Price: US$13.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hard Cover -- Very Good -- Other than a couple of spot of discoloration to cover, book is tight with onlly light wear -- Dark red cloth over boards with gilt lettering and gilt to top edge, no dust jacket if issued -- 209 pages.
Seller: gigabooks, Spokane, WA, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb. A Child-World. Bobbs-Merrill, 1896.
Price: US$22.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Smaller book, smooth red cloth with gilt border on front very fine, elaborate gilt design to most of front fine, 209 lightly browned pages, illustration. Light wear to tips, tiny dent at top front middle edge, slight light stain at bottom front right, tiny but wide tear at spine top right edge, tiny tear at spine bottom right edge. Good.
Seller: Callaghan Books South, New Port Richey, FL, U.S.A.
James Whitcomb Riley. A Child-World. Bowen-Merril Company, Indianapolis, 1896.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Condition: Very good+. No DJ. Red cloth covered boards with gilt lettering. Lovely gilt design to spine. Minor scratching to front and some scuffing to rear. Top edge gilt. Pages clean and clear. Binding tight. Overall a great copy of the work. 209 pages.
Seller: Lochinvar's Library, Chadds Ford, PA, U.S.A.
James Whitcomb Riley. A child World. Longmans Green, 1896.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: "A Child World" by James Whitcomb Riley - Longmans Green, London - 1896 first UK edition first printing - 135p, 14cmx12cm - condition: good, some rubbing to spine, internally clean. Rare first English edition of this poem collection by American Poet Riley. James Whitcomb Riley (October 7, 1849 July 22, 1916) was an American writer, poet, and best-selling author. During his lifetime he was known as the "Hoosier Poet" and "Children's Poet" for his dialect works and his children's poetry. His poems tend to be humorous or sentimental. Of the approximately 1,000 poems Riley wrote, the majority are in dialect. His famous works include "Little Orphant Annie" and "The Raggedy Man".
Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands
James Whitcomb Riley. First Edition: A Child-World (1896). Bowen-Merrill January 1896, 1896.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Rare first edition, red cloth boards solid, bright gilt lettering & decoration, spine ends beginning to fray, small split at upper spine hinge, front inside hinge partly separated, sewn binding intact; owner stamp present inside back cover plus elegant gift inscription from Christmas 1896, some darkening or small stains in a few page margins, unmarked except for pencil checkmarks on contents page where owner noted favorite poems.
Seller: Eighth Day Books, LLC, Wichita, KS, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb.. A CHILD-WORLD.. The Bowen-Merrill Co: Indianapolis, 1896.
Price: US$143.75 + shipping
Description: Illustr, 7.25 x 4.75, nicely gilt decorated red silk, 209 pp + publisher's catalog, covers rubbed, spine chipped and torn and dull and in bad condition, rear cover stained, extremities bumped and fraying, front inner hinge cracked, contents toned and a bit brittle with some finger soiling. LIMITED TO 100 NUMBERED COPIES, SIGNED BY AUTHOR.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb. A Child-World. The Bowen - Merrill Co., 1896.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Spine covering is split at front hinge with pieces missing from both top & bottom of spine. Also signed by a previous owner. #72 of 100 copies. This limited edition noted in BAL 16622. Gilt top page edges. Inside the book is tight & end page gutters are not split. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Limited, Numbered, Signed First Edition.
Seller: Collectorsemall, Rialto, CA, U.S.A.