The Salinas: Upside Down River (RIVERS OF AMERICA) by Fisher, Anne B - 1945

New York Toronto: Farrar & Rinehart, Incorporated, 1945. Book. Illus. by Walter K. Fisher. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition / Third Printing. Small Octavo. xviii + 316 pp, Third Printing under Orders War Production Board. 5.5" x 8.25" red cloth boards, gilt spine title letters on black backstrip, blind stamped RofA on fr board surface. Illustrated DJ, price-clipped, in acetate protector. .

NY: Rinehart & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, owner bookplate on . verso of half-title.. 1945. Later Printing. Hardcover. Red cloth binding. Illustrated endpapers. A volume in the Rivers of America describing the history and geography of the Salinas River in California. xviii, 316pp, index, bibliography. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Farrar & Rinehart, 1945. first edition, first printing; 316 pp., Hardcover, fine in a spine-faded dust jacket. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

Fresno, CA: Valley, 1977. Book. Illus. by Fisher, Walter K.. Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. Reprint edition, sixth printing. Light green cloth binding with silver titles. Binding is tight, tips pointed, boards firm and square and clean throughout. Art decorated endpapers unmarked. Index. Jacket has minor frey at tips and spine ends. However, looks intrepid in a shiny mylar dust protector. Shipping box is suitable for wrapping. .

New York & Toronto: Farrar & Rinehart Inc., 1945. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very good/very good. 6 x 8 in. xviii, 316 pages. Special Salinas Valley Edition, signed by author and illustrator on limitation page- this copy is number 256. 1st printing, with Farrar & Rinehart 'FR' device on copyright page. Red cloth. Condition is VERY GOOD ; exterior excellent, previous owner's name, dated 1945 on ffep, binding tight and text unmarked. Dust jacket is Very Good; small loss at top of spine, spine faded, not price-clipped ($2.50). Stax.

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, (1945). First Edition. Limited Edition Good in red cloth covered boards with a 1 inch deep closed tear to the cloth and underlying board at the lower edge of the front board, soiling across the face of the front board, light wear and rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine and with the cloth on the spine faded and soiled at the folds to the joints. There is also a prior owner's book plate on the fly title page and the remnants of a child's scribbling on the front end sheets. In a very good-, unclipped dust jacket with very shallow, minor chipping to the ends of the spine area, several archival tape repairs to the verso of the jacket particularly at the fold to the front flap where it was completely separated. And with 1/8" deep chips across more than 1/2 of the upper edge of the front panel. This is one of the Special Salinas Valley Edition copies which is identified as number 306 on the limitation page and which is signed by both the… Read More

Farrar & Rinehart, 1945-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Signed by author & illustrator, # 386 "of the SPECIAL SALINAS VALLEY EDITION", VG/NO Dustjacket, red covers with lettering on spine, top corner lightly bumped, previous owner's inscription and address label at top of illustrated endpaper., sound binding.

Farrar & Rinehart, 1945. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Probable later printing. There is no F&R colophon on the copyright page, nor is there an explicit statement of first edtion.There are, however, no subsequent printings listed. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the half title page: Sincerely Yours, Anne B. Fisher. Lightly Some staining on front cover and bottom page edges. No DJ.

New York, NY Farrar & Rinehart, 1945. Hardcover First Edition (1945); probable later printing, as there is no F&R colophon at the the copyright page, nor is there an explicit statement of first edtion. On the other hand, it appears from exterior evidence that subsequent printings were explicitly noted; this is not the case here. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR at the dedication page. Very Good in Very Good DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of moderate use. The Book shows light wear to the lower extremities; a bit of crimping to the heel of the backstrip; a little dust-dulling to the top edge; the binding remains square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A lightly used copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing only mild wear and several minor flaws. The DJ shows rubbing and soiling; light wear to extremities, with scant loss to chipping and rubbing; just a hint of soiling to the white background… Read More