A Raft Pilot's Log: A History of the Great Rafting Industry on the Upper Mississippi 1840-1915
by Blair, Walter A
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Cleveland: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1930. Log-rafting in the early days of the northwoods timber industry, with biographies of Captains, lists of Chief Engineers, Pilots, & mates; sawmills & their owners, photos of steamboats. Stout hardcover, full navy cloth, gilt titling. Light wear to book, corners a bit bumped & rubbed, minor split to inner rear gutter; plain white jacket of heavy paper, possibly original, with panel cut out so book spine title visible; catalog slip tipped inside front cover. Text clean; 328 pages; index, folding map, 41 photos & illustrations, as called for.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Large Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- s0077
- Title
- A Raft Pilot's Log: A History of the Great Rafting Industry on the Upper Mississippi 1840-1915
- Author
- Blair, Walter A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Arthur H. Clark Company
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- Americana, Rivers, Rafts, Steamboats, Logs, Logging, Sawmills, Transportation, Logistics,
- Size
- Large Octavo
Terms of Sale
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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- First Edition
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- Octavo
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- Jacket
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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