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James Whitcomb Riley, The Boss Girl
James Whitcomb Riley, The Boss Girl
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Author: Riley, James Whitcomb
Title: The Boss Girl, A Christmas Story and Other Sketches
Place Published: Indianapolis
Publisher:The Bowen-Merrill Co
Date Published: 1886
Description:


363 pp, [4]. 17x11.5 cm (6¾x4¾"), full brown morocco, tooled, spine with raised bands lettered in gilt, purple leather paste-down endpaper, purple silk fly leaves, in case.  



Inscribed on half-title: "To Geo C. Smith, with regards of -James Whitcomb Riley. -1886- Indianapolis. He was married against the woman, She was married against the man, And if that don't make a weddin', Why there're nothin' else that can!" 

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Spine cracked, tape repair to title-page hinge, pencil notes on a flyleaf in the back; else clean and crisp; near fine.
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