Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Riley, James Whitcomb. Songs o' Cheer. Bobbs-merrill, Indianapolis, 1905.
Price: US$4.94 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Clean, Fresh green cloth covered boards w/ gold embossed decor / title. No corner bumps. No edge or corner wears. Content very clean . Much illustration. A very nice book Near Fine - Fine.
Seller: George Isbell, Connell, WA, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb. Songs O' Cheer - Riley. Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, IN, 1905.
Price: US$5.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 195 pages; b/w & color illustrated plates; text clean; free front end page has been neatly removed; 7.75" tall; light shelf wear to edges of green cover with rubbed gilt & white illustration on front; no dj
Seller: THE OLD LIBRARY SHOP, Bethlehem, PA, U.S.A.
RILEY, JAMES WHITCOMB. SONGS O' CHEER. THE BOBBS MERRILL CO., INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 1905.
Price: US$5.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: DECORATIVE GREEN BOARDS.
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, albany, NY, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb. Riley Songs O'Cheer. Bobbs - Merrill Co, Indianapolis, IN, 1905.
Price: US$7.50 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: This ex-library copy has a label inside front cover, pocket in back. There is rubbing of the covers, corner bumping and edge wear. Numerous illustrations, some in color. It will need to be handled with care. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb. Riley Songs O'Cheer. Bobbs-Merrill Co., Indianapolis, 1905.
Price: US$8.01 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Owner's name inside cover. No writing in text. Cover has edge wear. Binding is loose. Beautiful illustrations.
Seller: Grandma Betty's Books, West Salem, OH, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb. Songs O' Cheer. The Bobbs-Merrill Co., Indianapolis, IN, 1905.
Price: US$9.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: In green cloth with gilt titling and cover illustration, 8vo, 196pp. (light shelfwear, Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, (1905). (1905). Good. - Octavo, 8 inches high by 5-1/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in green cloth titled in gilt with color & gilt vignettes on the front cover and the spine. The covers are rubbed, lightly bumped and soiled. 195 & [1] pages, with 88 illustrations, including 36 full-page black & white plates and 6 color plates by Will Vawter. A previous owner's inscription is penned in ink on the front endpaper and there is a crease and tear to the bottom front edge of the rear endpaper with slight wear to the cloth on the rear pastedown. Good.
Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb. Songs O'Cheer. Bobbs-Merrill Indianapolis 1905, 1905.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Description: Very Good Edition Not Specified Printing Not Spec. 12mo = 7-9" No DJ 195pp Cloth covers are good, some wear on corners & top/bottom of spine. Front cover illus is worn. none
Seller: Heritage Books, Southampton, MA, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb. Songs O' Cheer. The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, 1905.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Cover corners and spine ends show a bit of wear. Front gilt and image bright. "X-Mas 1908" with former owner's signature on ffep, otherwise unmarked and clean. ; 195 pages
Seller: Oddfellow's Fine Books and Collectables, Topeka, KS, U.S.A.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Description: pp. 195 p. Illustrated with full page drawings by Will Vawter (1871-1941). Small text drawings. Inked ownership of A. D. Behrends on first fly leaf, fly leaf scribbled. 200mm. Original full green cloth binding lettered in gold. Front board decorated with a young man in white in a gold oval frame. Binding scuffed and slightly worn at corners. First published 1883. James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916) was an American writer and poet who began his career in 1875 writing verses in the old Hoosier dialect for the Indianapolis Journal newspaper. His poems tended to be humorous and/or sentimental and were extremely popular. POETRY BX 3 0.0
Seller: FAMILY ALBUM, Kinzers, PA, U.S.A.
RILEY, James Whitcomb.. SONGS O'CHEER. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers,, 1905.
Price: US$10.45 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Publisher's dark green cloth with spine and upper board lettering and farmer vignette, 12mo, pp. 195, [1]. Illustrated throughout by Will Vawter. (Note: We have had in the past a copy of this book with a tissue-guard on the frontispiece. This copy does not have that tissue-guard.) Spine ends and board tips rubbed and bumped. A few spots of discoloration on upper board. Lower edges of boards shelf rubbed. Internally clean. First printing, with imprint of Charles Francis Press on copyright page, as called for in BAL 16671.
Seller: T. Brennan Bookseller (ABAA / ILAB), Ellsworth, ME, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb. Songs O' Cheer. The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, 1905.
Price: US$12.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Publisher's full green cloth, gilt lettering and beige and gilt decoration on cover and spine. Illustrated with B&W drawings. . Volume shows mild wear and rubbing, mostly around corners and head and heel of spine, former owner's name written on ffep, front hinge sprung. GOOD. . B&W Illustrations. Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall. 195, (1) pp
Seller: Round Table Books, LLC, Palatine, IL, U.S.A.
JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY. RILEY SONGS O' CHEER. The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, 1905.
Price: US$12.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Green boards with gilt embossed decor on front with gilt titles on front and spine; Free from any writing or other markings, very slight tear on side of title page; Light foxing on first couple of pages; Illust.by full page b/w illustrations throughout with smaller woodcut engravings on other pages; 195 pages with alphabetical listing of poems in front of book; Later printing date of 1905, first pub.in 1883;
Seller: Paraphernalia Books 'N' Stuff, Belleville, ON, Canada
James Whitcomb Riley. Songs O' Cheer. Bobbs Merrill, Indianapolis, 1905.
Price: US$12.95 + shipping
Description: Hard cover. 8vo. Clean, crisp as NEW condition. Pictures by Will Vawter. Nice addition to any collection. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Seller: History Bound LLC, Mendota, MN, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb. Songs O' Cheer. Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1905.
Price: US$14.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: About Good condition. Faded at fore-edge of boards (probably got wet there). Expected wear to extremities. Gilt illustration and title on front boards and spine still bright and attractive. Faint, penciled gift inscription. Internally sound and but for occasional soiling, in good shape.
Seller: Brazos Bend Books, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
James Whitcomb Riley. Songs O' Cheer. Bobbs Merrill, Indianapolis, 1905.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Firts ediiton. A fine, fresh copy, vintage gift inscription front free endpaper. Hardcover in deep green cloth boards, lettered and decorated in gilt and white. 195 pp. Illustrated with pictures by Will Vawter. Poetry.
Seller: Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABAA, ILAB), Bordentown, NJ, U.S.A.
James Whitcomb Riley, Will Vawter. RILEY SONGS O' CHEER. Bobbs-Merrill Co., Indianapolis, 1905.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 5 x 8 in. Red cloth boards with gilt. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; minimal shelf wear, covers very clean, spine a but sunned. Binding tight and text unmarked. PO's bookplate at front. Chil. RGR.
Seller: Andre Strong Bookseller, Blue Hill, ME, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb. Songs O'cheer. The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, 1905.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 195 Clean, Unmarked Pages. Green Cloth, Gilt, Decorations In White, Black, And Gilt. Bright, Clean, Unfaded, Gilt Brilliant. No Foxing. Cover Corners, Bottom And Top Of Spine Slightly Rubbed. A Very Handsome Copy. Ownership Information Of Randolph Miller Hale Of The Department Store Family In San Francisco, Dated Nov 5, 1917, Noting It Was His Grandmother Miller's 50Th Wedding Anniversary.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
RILEY, James Whitcomb. Riley Songs O'Cheer. Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1905.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Very good minus clean text is slightly yellowed with age, cloth covers with decorative embossed illustrations, and gold stamping corners and spine edges are worn. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb. Songs O' Cheer. The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, IN, 1905.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition bound in green cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. A very good copy. Rubs to the spine tips and rubs and small bumps to the corners. Soiling to the edges of the book's upper page block. T anning to the endpapers. Illustrated by Will Vawter.
Seller: Dearly Departed Books, Alliance, OH, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb. Riley Songs O'Cheer. The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, 1905.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Frontis. Illustrated by Will Vawter. 195pp. Green ribboned cloth boards with bright gilt illustration and title on spine and bright gilt and white illustration on front board with bright gilt title. A beautiful book of poems. James Whitcomb Riley 1849-1916. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Du Bois Book Center, Englewood, NJ, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb. SONGS O' CHEER. BOBBS MERRILL INDIANAPOLIS 1905, INDIANAPOLIS, 1905.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good condition, ink inscription
Seller: Abracadabra Books 50% Off Sale!, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb. Songs O' Cheer. Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1905.
Price: US$22.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill, 1905. Reprint. 8vo. Dark green silk with gilt lettering and artwork embossed on spine and gilt lettering and artwork depicting a young man in black and white against a gilt circle and a tree branch, lavishly illustrated in black and white throughout, 195 pp. Poetry about life at the turn of the 20th century, each poem is accompanied by a charming illustration by Will Vawter. Some pages lightly foxed and creased, white on front board starting to wear, but pages are still bright and crisp. A delightful read! Good condition.
Seller: Rose's Books IOBA, Harwich Port, MA, U.S.A.
JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY. RILEY SONGS O' CHEER. THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY, INDIANAPOLIS, 1905.
Price: US$24.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: NICE LOOKING BLACK COVER, GOLD PRINT FRONT AND SPINE. LIGHT WEAR EDGES. FORMER ORNERS NAME AND INSCRIPTION INSIDE FRONT. RILEY'S WORKS ARE ALWAYS COMPRISED OF GREAT POETRY AND BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK. VAWTER HAS CONTRIBUTED WONDERFUL ARTWORK THROUGHOUT. A VERY UPLIFTING AND ENTERTAINING BOOK. 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". ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE.
Seller: Antique Books Den, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb. Riley's Songs O' Cheer. The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, 1905.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Octavo. 195 pages. Illustrated black and white frontispiece and paintings to text. Green cloth hardcover with gilt titles to spine and a gilt and white illustration to front cover. Cloth binding with light edge wear. Light toning to the end papers. Previous owners name written on the right front flyleaf.
Seller: Americana Books, ABAA, Stone Mt, GA, U.S.A.
RILEY, James Whitcomb. SONGS O' CHEER. Bobbs-Merrill ( 1905 ), Indianapolis, 1905.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo, 195 pages, pictorial green cloth, gilt, inked inscription [Russo p. 101]. First state of binding with cream-white shirt, blindstamped border
Seller: Thomas J. Joyce And Company, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb. SONGS O'CHEER. Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1905.
Price: US$26.25 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 195 pages; Original green decorated cloth with some minor rubbing and wear. A bit of darkening to spine.
Seller: Circle City Books, tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$28.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near Fine. First Thus. A NF HC,dark green cloth,gilt lettering,pictoral front brds.,with gilt accents.Spine also has gilt lettering and bird.The bidning is tight,very light wear to corners with light rubbing to top and bottom of spine.The binding is tight,as are the pastedowns,and without prev.owner's marks.Illus.beautifully by Vawter with full page illus,along with vignettes.A very nice book.
Seller: Deborah Fiegl, Bookseller, Perry, NY, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb. Songs O' Cheer, Poetry. Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1905., 1905.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, hardcover, about fine in bright gilt picture on green cloth cover and bright gilt lettering. Clean and unmawrked. Wonderful poetry with nice lithograph illustrations in b & w of olden days.
Seller: Virginia Martin, aka bookwitch, Concord, CA, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb. SONGS O' CHEER. Bobbs-Merrill Company (1905), Indianapolis, 1905.
Price: US$31.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Pictures by Will Vawter. 195 pages, 8" x 5 1/4", green pictorial cloth with gilt stamping. The spine ends and edges are just slightly bumped and rubbed. The hinges are tender but the contents are bright and complete. About Very Good.
Seller: Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
RILEY, James Whitcomb. Songs O' Cheer. Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, 1905.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Later printing. Green pictorial cloth stamped in cream, black and gilt. Illustrated in black and white by Will Vawter. Owner's gift inscription on front fly, extremities modestly worn as well as some of the cream stamping on the front board, still very good, lacking the dustwrapper. Poetry.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Description: Three Volumes from the Uniform Edition of 1905, all Fine in dark sage green vertically ribbed cloth, stamped in gilt and blue. Gilt brilliant. Trace spotting to first two volumes. Farm-Rhymes, originally published in 1883. 187pp. with Illustrations by Will Vauter. Songs O'Cheer, originally published in 1883. 195pp. with Illustrations by Will Vauter. Love-Lyrics, originally published in 1889. 190pp. with Illustrations by William B. Dyer. The trio. Q18077
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb. Songs O'Cheer. Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, 1905.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on front paste-down endpaper. Text block is slightly pulled away from spine head, small bumps on corners and spine ends, light soiling and tanning on edges of pages, tiny tears on fore-edge of pages 23-40; overall, pages are clean and tight. No dust jacket. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 195 pages
Seller: Good Books In The Woods, Spring, TX, U.S.A.
James Whitcomb Riley. Riley Song O' Cheer. The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, Ohio, 1905.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Includes a Riley Roses postcard. Green cloth covered boards with gilt titles and embossed gilt/black/white illustrations, color frontis, b/w and color illustrations, 194 pages. Light rubbing, scuffing, and denting to spine and board edge extremities, light cracking to a few interior page gutters (threads sound). Sound spine and joints, clean boards, unmarked interior pages.
Seller: Footnote Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Riley, James Whitcomb. Riley Songs O'Cheer. Bobbs Merrill Co., Indianapolis, 1905.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition THUS, of previously published poems and several newer poems. Early twentieth century issue. A Fine volume bound in red cloth with bright gilt decorations and illustration. Spine cloth barely sunned. Small ink name on blank front free end-paper, dated 1906 - no other markings. Two color title page.Tissue guard in place to frontispiece. Printed on glossy stock. Tight binding/text block. A FABULOUS copy illustrated with b/w artwork. No jacket. Two 1/2" closed tears at two margins, does not impact text at all. Gift quality. 195 pages. Protected in stiff mylar.
Seller: Margins13 Books, Redmond, WA, U.S.A.
James Whitcomb Riley. Riley Farm-Rhymes. The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, 1905.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1905. 8vo. 187 glossy pp. With Country Pictures by Will Vawter. The 1905 printing of this charming James Whitcomb Riley collection. Green stamped cloth boards with pictorial and gilt title to front and spine. Wear to corners and extremities. Frontispiece. Signature and inscription to front paste down and FFEP. Riley's verse at each verso, the evocative illustrations of Will Vawter along each recto. Pages, clean, binding tight. Very Good+
Seller: Wentworth Books, Pittsfield, MA, U.S.A.
James Whitcomb Riley. RILEY SONGS O'CHEER. Bobbs-Merrill Co, Indianapolis, 1905.
Price: US$79.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good in green boards. Will Vawter (illustrator) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
James Whitcomb Riley. RILEY SONGS O'CHEER. The Bobbs-Merrill Co, Indianapolis, IN, 1905.
Price: US$84.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. Owner's name FEP. Front board has two 1/4" tears and a 1" stain. Corners bumped. Top and bottom spine bumped. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 196 pages.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
James Whitcomb Riley. Songs O?Cheer. The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, 1905.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: contemporary green cloth, upper board with gilt-stamped titles, stamped portrait of a young man in a beautiful design. Spine with gilt lettering and a gilt design of a bird. Paste down endpaper with paste down label of previous owner, free end paper with handwritting dated 1916., Size : Small 8vo, Numerous text illustrations throughout by Will Vawter, P. advertisment, poem, blank, frontis, title, printer?s imprint, dedication (2), contents (2), illustration list (4), half-title, blank, 19-196. Lacking dust jacket otherwise an excellet copy
Seller: Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Dark green decorative cloth with bright gilt stamping. Owner's small name plate affixed to front paste-down. SIGNED BY JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY on front blank endpaper and dated Aug. 31, 1909. Faint dampstain to lower right corners. Affixed to the blank rear endpapers are newspaper articles printed at time of death of the "Hoosier Poet" in 1916-two obituaries, Indianapolis Mayor Proclamation, and the following poems: After the Dark The Dawn; Oscar McCulloch; Lockerbie Street; and Mr. Riley's Last Poem to George A. Carr, an old boyhood friend. Contents and b/w illustrations clean, tight, textually unmarked.
Seller: JBK Books, North Manchester, IN, U.S.A.