RILEY, JAMES WHITCOMB — Afterwhiles

Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Company, 1899. Hardcover. A handsomely bound collection of poems by the American romantic poet James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916). Called the 'Hoosier Poet,' Riley was known for his use of dialect, as in his "Little Orphant Annie" (which is included in this collection). Includes a tissue-guarded frontis portrait of the author. --- In cloth-covered boards in two tones of green, with decorations and titling in gilt to cover and spine, TEG (top edge gilt) and fore-edges & bottom edges deckled. Content presented on quality, laid paper leaves. --- The leaves are somewhat brittle but binding is tight. Cloth is lightly rubbed, and with a couple of mild scratches.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; x, 196 pages. Very Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket .