Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Riley, James Whitcomb. A Child-World. The Bowen-Merrill Company, 1897.
Price: US$9.90 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Minor Shelfwear And Edgewear, Previous Owners Name On Front End Paper, Minor Foxxing, Otherwise An Unmarked, Clean, And Solid Copy
Seller: Small World Books, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
James Whitcomb Riley. A CHILD-WORLD. Bowen Merrill Co, 1897.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: A CHILD-WORLD, James Whitcomb Riley, Bowen Merrill Co, 1897, 209p, hc no dj, boards bumped/scuffed/threads, text clean/tanning, solid binding, threads inside hinges.10.00
Seller: TotalitarianMedia, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb. A Child-World. The Bowen-Merrill Co., Indianapolis, IN, 1897.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Spine head nicked and torn, spine darkened, water stains to boards, light wear to corners, foxing to some pages, ink name to front endpaper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb. A Child-World. Indianapolis: Bowen-merrill Co, 1897, Indianapolis, 1897.
Price: US$16.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 209 paages with several pages of ads for other Riley books. Contents include: Proem; The child-World; The Old Home Folks; Almon Keeper; Noey Bixler; "A Noted Traveler"; A Prospective Visit; At Noey's House. Pages yellowed; tight; moderate page wear; smudes on few pages. Previous owner name inked on front inside cover. Illustration "Winter" on frontispiece with onion skin protector. Vintage book of Riley's poetry
Seller: Attic Treasures Book Shop, Mt. Carmel, IL, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb. A CHILD-WORLD. The Bowen-Merrill Company, Indianapolis and Kansas City, 1897.
Price: US$23.17 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Frontispiece b/w illustration by W. Vawter. Original burgundy cloth, gilt stamped spine and upper cover, FIRST EDITION FIRST STATE WITH ONLY THE BOWEN-MERRILL IMPRINT. Former owners name in pencil on front free-endpaper, complete, clean, and tight. 209 pp. plus 14 pp. ads also dated 1897. Very minor chipping to top of spine and spine is also a bit faded, corners slightly bumped otherwise very nice.
Seller: Barry's Books, San Antonio, TX, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb. A CHILD-WORLD, FIRST EDITION. The Bowen-Merrill Company, 1897.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 209 pp; First Edition, 1st state with "Proem" on contents page and no London imprint on copyright page (BAL 16622). Book has PO name on fly leaf, original maroon covers with gilt border, spine darkened with gilt faded but readable, corners worn, small spot on the foredge, pages unmarked and age toned, binding tight. An attractive book.
Seller: GLOVER'S BOOKERY, ABAA, Lexington, KY, U.S.A.
James Whitcomb Riley. A CHILD-WORLD. The Bowen-Merrill Company, 1897.
Price: US$39.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First state with the word "Proem" on the contents page. Very nice and clean. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 209 pages
Seller: The Story Shop, Elwood, IN, U.S.A.
Price: US$49.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: FIRST American EDITION. First printing with Bowen-Merrill imprint on title page not followed by London imprint. Full maroon cloth with gilt lettering on front board and spine. Spine has gilt decoration. Very light shelf wear. Previous owner's name on front endpage. The beginnings of foxing (very, very light), and some soiling from thumbing. Front board has light discoloration. Overall VERY GOOD minus condition. James Whitcomb Riley (Greenfield, Indiana October 7, 1849 July 22, 1916), American writer and poet called the "Hoosier poet" and America's "Children's Poet" made a start writing newspaper verse in Hoosier dialect for the Indianapolis Journal in 1875. Some of his phrases remained in the popular repertory after the poems were no longer read: "when the frost is on the punkin." Known for his dialect recitations and pithy pragmatic remarks, his popular verse was humorous or sentimental one of whose sentimental poems was "Little Orphant Annie" He knew the secret of his own success: "simple sentiments that come from the heart" and satisfied his public with modest verse that was "heart high." He supported himself touring with dialect and public readings of his poetry. His favorite authors were Burns and Dickens. His last collection was Knee Deep in June (1912). UncleAndy Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Seller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries, Frontenac, MO, U.S.A.
James Whitcomb Riley. A Child-World. Bowen-Merrill Company, 1897.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: "A Child-World" is a book of continuous chronicle in verse of child life, old home tales and episodes. The cover, spine, and pages are in good shape. There is minimal wear and tear on the book. On the first page of the book is an individual's name and a couple of other markings. Other than that there are no markings on the pages of the book.
Seller: PB&J Brownbag Books, Kendallville, IN, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb. A Child-World. The Bowen Merrill Company, Indianapolis and Kansas City, 1897.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: First American edition, first printing. Frontispiece by Will Vawter. 8vo. BAL 16622 Original burgundy cloth gilt. Some light rubbing, browning of two pages from insert, Christmas 1896 gift inscription on endpapers. A very good copy Frontispiece by Will Vawter. 8vo
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb. A Child-World. Bowen-Merrill Co., Indianapolis, 1897.
Price: US$52.00 + shipping
Description: 209p., frontis., ads. BAL 16622 (this copy contains points of both 1st and 2d printings) Very good condition, top of spine chipped
Seller: J. Lawton, Booksellers, Readville, MA, U.S.A.
James Whitcomb Riley. A Child-World. The Bowen-Merrill Company, London, 1897.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Sunning to pages. Pencil marks inside the front cover. Loose pages that are still attached. Corners are bumped. Please see pictures. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Seller: Hollow n Hill Books, Yellville, AR, U.S.A.
James Whitcomb Riley. A Child-World. Bowen-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, 1897.
Price: US$64.13 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Charming Victorian book of children's poetry. Brown half calf marbled boards. Marbled end papers. Frontispiece, tissue guard. Used, fair - good. Extensive wear to boards and spine ends. Front free end paper detached but present. Pen marks to words on page 125.
Seller: The Real Book Shop, Portland, United Kingdom
Price: US$99.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition/First Issue. "Proem" Listed On Contents Page And No London Imprint On The Copyright Page. The Book Is Bound In Red Cloth Over Boards With Gilt Lettering And Decoration On The Spine. Gilt Border On The Front With Gilt Titling. The Top Edges Gilt. Fourteen Publications Advertised At The Back. Minor Edge Wear.
Seller: Granada Bookstore, IOBA, Woodlawn, IL, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb. A child-world. Longmans Green, 1897.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Indianapolis, IN: The Bowen-Merrill Co., 1897. SIGNED and dated on the front free endpaper. First edition. Signature and date ("XMAS 1896") are apparently on a tipped-in leaf which Riley prepared before the books were bound and ready for distribution. Retains the original deep red to the spine and boards with gilt titles and top edge gilting. Top of spine is pushed in and worn moderately but otherwise clean and firm. Very good condition (esp. for its age) with no internal markings. NOT ex-library.
Seller: White Square - Fine Books & Art, Easthampton, MA, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb. A Child World. The Bowen-Merrill Company, 1897.
Price: US$247.65 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description:
Seller: Bookworm & Pen Books, Roseville, MN, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb. Child-World. Bowen-Merrill Co., Indianapolis, 1897.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Description: Near fine with a small bookplate on front pastedown and previous owner's inscription on front flyleaf Very good. Browned with chipping and small losses to edges and paper tape reinforcing to inside of spine
Seller: Weller Book Works, A.B.A.A., Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb. A Child-World. The Bowen-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1897.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition, Second State (Russo and Russo, pp. 64-66) 1897 (published 1896). Finely bound in contemporary publisher's half calf over marbled boards, gilt back, marbled end papers, top edge gilt. Near Fine, small rubs at edges. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Seller: Dale Steffey Books, ABAA, ILAB, Bloomington, IN, U.S.A.
Riley (James Whitcomb). A Child-World.. The Bowen-Merrill Company, 1897.
Price: US$320.67 + shipping
Description: frontispiece by Will Vawter, a few spots here and there, pp. 209, 8vo, original burgundy cloth, lettered in gilt on the upper cover, spine gilt, spine ever so slightly faded, good. First printing of the first American edition. An English edition, set up in England from advance American sheets, had appeared the year before. First state with Proem on p. 15. (BAL 16622)
Seller: Blackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA, Oxford, United Kingdom
Riley, James Whitcomb. A Child-World. The Bowen Merrill Company, Indianapolis and Kansas City, 1897.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first state. Frontispiece by Will Vawter. 8vo. Inscribed by the Riley Brothers, With a Poem. Inscribed on an inserted leaf, "Mr Charles F. Clark. With compliments of Jno. A Riley" with a poem below in James' hand, beginning, "In this book of simple rhyme / Spare your scythe, old Father Time!" and inscribed, "James Whitcomb Riley. Indiannapolis, Ind., Oct. 1896." A number of presentation leaves were prepared before the book's publication, hence the early date in the inscription (cf. Russo, p. 65). BAL 16622; Russo, pp. 64-66 Original burgundy cloth gilt. Light wear to spine ends, else fine. Bookplate of Ella Mabel Clark Frontispiece by Will Vawter. 8vo
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 12mo. [1], 209 pages, [1] page blank, [14] pages of advertisements. Frontispiece emgraving. Red cloth hardcover with gilt border and title stamped on the front cover. Gilt title and decorations on spine. Top edge gilt. Light edge wear to cloth head and base of spine. Light soil to front cover. Illustrated rooster book plate of "John F. Mitchell, Jr. Greenfield, Indiana" located on the front paste down. Inscribed by Riley on the right front end sheet. "For Mr and Mrs. John F. Mitchell. With best greetings of their old friend James Whitcomb Riley - Indianapolis, Oct. 9 1896." Association copy. John F. Mitchell was the editor and publisher of the Hancock Democrat located in Greenfield Indiana. He took over his father's company, the Wm. Mitchell Printing Company, in 1890. Before John Mitchell took over his father's business, James Whitcomb Riley had an office at the company and wrote some of his early poems there. John F. Mitchell, Jr. joined his father's business in 1907.
Seller: Americana Books, ABAA, Stone Mt, GA, U.S.A.