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FERRYBOATS ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER INCLUDING THE BRIDGES AND DAMS (SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS)
by Ruby, Robert H. and John A. Brown
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0875646166
- ISBN 13
- 9780875646169
- Seller
-
Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Seattle, WA: Superior Publishing Company, 1974. STATED FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Seattle, WA: Superior Publishing Company, 1974. First edition. 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches: pp. 176. Orange, blue and white photographic paper dust jacket with white and black type. Green textured covered boards (possibly leather or it's fake counterpart) with bright gold gilt lettering to front board and spine. Loaded with photographs. Map endpapers.
Signed by both authors on front end paper with "Sincerely" and "Best Wishes." Negligible amount of rubbing to book's extremities and a bit of shelf wear to jacket. Dustjacket shows rubbing, scuffing, edgewear and several closed tears; it has done its job well of protecting the book. Previous owner's name to rear pastedown. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. Covers nearly all of the dozens of landings up and down the mighty Columbia River in the Great Pacific Northwest, as well as histories of the building of the dams and bridges, including "many a yarn about the vigorous personalities who made the whole thing go.
Signed by both authors on front end paper with "Sincerely" and "Best Wishes." Negligible amount of rubbing to book's extremities and a bit of shelf wear to jacket. Dustjacket shows rubbing, scuffing, edgewear and several closed tears; it has done its job well of protecting the book. Previous owner's name to rear pastedown. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. Covers nearly all of the dozens of landings up and down the mighty Columbia River in the Great Pacific Northwest, as well as histories of the building of the dams and bridges, including "many a yarn about the vigorous personalities who made the whole thing go.
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- Bookseller
- Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 664
- Title
- FERRYBOATS ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER INCLUDING THE BRIDGES AND DAMS (SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS)
- Author
- Ruby, Robert H. and John A. Brown
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- STATED FIRST EDITION
- ISBN 10
- 0875646166
- ISBN 13
- 9780875646169
- Publisher
- Superior Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Seattle, WA
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- Western Americana
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About the Seller
Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse
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Eugene, Oregon
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- First Edition
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