James Whitcomb Riley
52 copies for sale · $13–$2,000 · 5 first editions · 3 signed
Notable copies for sale
A Child-World (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$600
AN OLD SWEETHEART OF MINE; Illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$78
The Flying Islands Of The Night (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$72
RILEY LOVE-LYRICS. Riley Poems #2 — Tavistock Books$250
Riley Farm-Rhymes — Books Tell You Why$104
Songs O'Cheer — Good Books in the Woods$40
SONGS Of SUMMER — Tavistock Books$30
CHILD RHYMES — Tavistock Books$28
An Old Sweetheart of Mine — B & B Rare Books$175
Songs of Home — Good Books in the Woods$40
When She Was about Sixteen — Good Books in the Woods$30
Works on the market
AN OLD SWEETHEART OF MINE5 copies · $128–$1,000
OUT TO OLD AUNT MARY'S3 copies · $20–$300
RILEY SONGS O'CHEER3 copies · $68–$294
RILEY LOVE - LYRICS3 copies · $43–$168
RILEY FARM-RHYMES3 copies · $20–$104
SONGS OF SUMMER3 copies · $30–$88
POEMS HERE AT HOME2 copies · $146–$174
LOVE-LYRICS2 copies · $68–$73
When She Was about Sixteen2 copies · $20–$30
A Few Neighbor-Children. Autograph Manuscript, signed1 copy · $2,000
The Poems and Prose Sketches of James Whitcomb Riley1 copy · $1,500
A Child-World1 copy · $600
RILEY LOVE-LYRICS. Riley Poems #21 copy · $250
THE BOOK OF JOYOUS CHILDREN, VOL I - II1 copy · $118
POEMS OF CHILDHOOD1 copy · $93
SONGS OF FRIENDSHIP1 copy · $83
CHILD-RHYMES WITH HOOSIER PICTURES1 copy · $78
THE GIRL I LOVED1 copy · $73
GREEN FIELDS AND RUNNING BROOKS1 copy · $73
Market context
12 copies of James Whitcomb Riley's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $51 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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