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THE OHIO.
by Banta, R.E
New York:: Rinehart and Company., (1949). Hardcover first edition -. Good + in light gray cloth (light toning to the pages, minor soiling to covers, name on front endpaper). First edition. A volume in the RIVERS OF AMERICA series edited by Hervey Allen and Carl Carmer. Illustrated with drawings by Edward Shenton. This copy has a page bound in stating that this book is one of a Special Limited Valley Edition - this page is INSCRIBED by the author and dated 10-14-49. Bibliography, index. 592 pp.
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$24.50
Suwannee River: Strange Green Land
by MATSCHAT, Cecile Hulse
New York: The Literary Guild of America, 1938. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Reprint. Illustrated by Alexander Key. 292pp. Very good with fading on the front board in a good only dust jacket with internal tidemark, chips, and creasing.
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$20.00
The Susquehanna
by Carmer, Carl
New York, NY: Rinehart & Company. Very Good+. 1955. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; First Edition, with the Rinehart logo on the copyright page. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some beginning toning to the spine ends and very edges of the covers. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a thin strip of toning to the foredges of both front and rear...
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$25.00
The Allegheny
by Way, Frederick, Jr
Farrar and Rinehart, 1942. 1st. Hardcover. A VG+ tight copy with a VG to VG+ litely edgeworn dj. Rivers of America Series.
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$65.00
Waltham Great Pond
by Phillips, John C
Salem: Peabody Museum, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. green cloth spine lettered in gilt. Fine. xii, 110 pages. 25.5 x 18 cm. Limited edition, one of 400 on special rag paper printed by the Southworth Anthoensen Press. An historical overview of the Pond with the source material first collected by Arthur C. Pickering. Illustrated with photographs. Appendices. As new copy mostly unopenend. Owner inscriptiption front free endpaper to Mr. & Mrs. Russell signed by Betsy Wheeler.
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$175.00
Report from the Secretary of War, Transmitting, In compliance with a resolution of the Senate, copies of reports, plans, and estimates for the improvement of the Neenah, Wiskonsin, and Rock rivers
by Secretary of War
Washington DC, 1840. Hardcover. Near fine. Report No. 318, 26th Congress, 1st Session, March 26, 1840. 29 p. 24 cm. 17 maps, some of which fold out. Bound in navy cloth with marbled boards.
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$150.00
The Amazon: The Life History of a Mighty River
by HASKINS, Caryl P
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. xviii, 415 p. 24 cm. Map on endpapers. B&w plates. Beige cloth hardcover in mylar-covered pictorial dustjacket. Spine faded, small chips and tears in edges, price-clipped front flap. Former owner's label on half title. Includes letter hand-written by the author's wife to a friend on Haskins Laboratories letterhead, 3 Christmas cards from Caryl and Edna Haskins (one signed, other printed), small card...
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$75.00
Report of Brevet Maj. Gen. James H. Wilson, Lieutenant Colonel Thirty-Fifth Infantry, on The survey of the Rock river, in the States of Illinois and Wisconsin
by WILSON, James. J
Washington DC, 1867. Ex. Doc. No. 15. Hardcover. Near fine. 43 p. 24 cm. Large fold-out map of Rock River at rear. Half grey cloth with blue paper boards. Former owner's sticker on front endpaper and small bookbinder's label on rear pastedown. House of Representatives. 40th Congress, 1st Session. "March 20, 1867,--Resolved, That there be printed of the report of Brovet Major General J. H. Wilson, upon the survey and examination o fhte Rock River, when presented, seven hundred and fifty for the use of...
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$75.00
SONGS OF THE RIVERS OF AMERICA
by edited by Carl Carmer
New York: Farrar and Rinehart, 1942. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Good +. 9 x 12 in. Red cloth boards. Scores with lyrics. 1st printing with 'FR' device on copyright page. Condition is GOOD+ ; covers has a pale stain, spine end edges toned, wear to corners and spine ends. Binding tight. Endpapers have foxing/toning, text is clean and bright, unmarked. Mus. Stax.
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$60.00
Suwannee river: Strange green land (The rivers of America)
by Matschat, Cecile Hulse
Literary Guild of America, 1938. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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$18.98
![THE ILLINOIS [RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/449/992/1499992449.0.b.jpg)
THE ILLINOIS [RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES]
by James Gray, illustrated by Aaron Bohrod
New York & Toronto: Farrar & Rinehart, 1940. Second printing. Hardcover. Very good/fair. 5 1/2 x 8 inches. x, 355 pages. Dark red Cloth. 'Second large printing' on front flap of DJ, no 'FR' device on copyright page. Condition of the book is Very Good; small spot on rear cover, gift message on ffep, light stain at top of spine, text and illustrations are very clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is Fair; edge wear, pieces missing at top and bottom of spine, water stain and tape repair on rear cover,...
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$20.00
![THE JAMES [RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/335/042/1598042335.0.b.jpg)
THE JAMES [RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES]
by Blair Niles, illustrated by Edward Shenton
New York & Toronto: Farrar & Rinehart, 1939. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very good. 5 1/2 x 8 inches. x, 359 pages. Blue Cloth. Index ends on p. 359 followed by 'Rivers and American Folk' by Constance Lindsay Skinner, which is unpaginated. 'FR' device printed on copyright page (1st printing). Condition of the book is Very Good; spine very lightly faded, circular blindstamp of private library on half-title and title pages ,previous owner's name on half-title page, text and illustrations...
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$25.00
![THE YUKON [RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/158/766/1544766158.0.b.jpg)
THE YUKON [RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES]
by Richard Mathews, illustrated by Bryan Forsyth, designed by Ernst Reichl
New York, Chicago & San Francisco: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1968. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good +/good +. 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches. 313 pages. First edition stated on copyright page. Condition of the book is Good+; ex-library with the usual treatments, text and illustrations are very clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is Good+; library label on spine, in a mylar wrapper, leading edges of flaps glued to pastedowns, not price-clipped ($7.50). STK
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$30.00
The Ouse
by FOSTER, A. J
London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1891. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 223, 8 p. 19 cm. Fold-out map, with small tear in right edge. Frontispiece and other b&w illustrations by the author. Lovely light green pictorial cloth. Slight spine lean, small tear in upper front hinge, worn bottom corner. Owner's label on half title.
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$40.00
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Suwannee River: Strange Green Land [Rivers of America series]
by MATSCHAT, Cecile Hulse; Illustrated by Alexander Key
New York: Farrar and Rinehart, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/good. Octavo, 296pp., illustrated, plus unpaginated essay "Rivers and American Folk" by series editor Constance Lindsay Skinner at rear, as issued. A good copy in the publisher's teal cloth, with foxing to the boards (though the contents are clean), and the spine faded. In a good dust jacket, age-toned along the extremities, with some chips and tears. This true first printing, with the Farrar and Rinehart imprint and the colophon on...
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$50.00
![THE RHINE FROM ITS SOURCE TO THE SEA FROM THE GERMAN OF KARL STIELER, H. WACHENHUSEN, AND F. W. HACKLANDER, WITH 425 ILLUSTRATIONS [Lbc]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/305/981/398981305.0.b.jpg)
THE RHINE FROM ITS SOURCE TO THE SEA FROM THE GERMAN OF KARL STIELER, H. WACHENHUSEN, AND F. W. HACKLANDER, WITH 425 ILLUSTRATIONS [Lbc]
by Bartley, G. C. T
Philadelphia: Lippincott. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1878. Hardcover. Germany; Travel; Guide Book; B&W Illustrations; Folio 13" - 23" tal; xi, 373 pages; THE RHINE FROM ITS SOURCE TO THE SEA FROM THE GERMAN OF KARL STIELER, H. WACHENHUSEN, AND F. W. HACKLANDER, WITH 425 ILLUSTRATIONS . Bound in publisher's pictorial green cloth with elaborate gilt decoration, all edges gilt. Green coated endpapers. Cloth with scattered wear at extrmities. Binding quite solid and straight ....
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$220.45
The Charles
by Tourtellot, Arthur Bernon
New York: National Travel Club, 1941. First edition. A very good+ copy. No dust jacket.. 356 pp. Illus. with b/w drawings and maps. 8vo. The Rivers of America. Limited Boston edition # 404, signed by author.
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$30.00
The Mississippi River in 1953, a Photogrpahic Journey from the Headwaters to the Gulf of Mexico
by Sharp, Charles Dee
Santa FE: Center for American Places. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 2005. Softcover. 1930066279 . A nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no spine creasing, owner name or other markings. The author traveled the length of the Mississip River from Minnesota to Louisiana, documenting his travels with photographs along the way. A fascinating look at the river, its places and people in the mid-1900's. ; B&W & Color Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 222 pages .
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$19.95
![SUWANNEE RIVER - STRANGE GREEN LAND [RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/350/669/1521669350.0.b.jpg)
SUWANNEE RIVER - STRANGE GREEN LAND [RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES]
by Cecile Hulse Matchat, illustrated by Alexander Key, Essay by Constance Lindsay Skinner
New York: The Literary Guild of America Inc., 1938. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very good/good. 5 1/2 x 8 inches. x, 296 pages followed by an unpaginated 10 page essay by series editor Constance Lindsay Skinner "Rivers and American Folk". This is the 1st (and only) printing by the literary Guild, publihed on the same day (August 1, 1938) as the Farrar & Rinehart 1st printing. Green cloth. Farrar & Rinehart 'FR' device does not appear on copyright page. Condition of the book is Very Good; exterior...
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$20.00
![THE GENESEE [RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES] SIGNED BY AUTHOR](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/049/584/1499584049.0.b.jpg)
THE GENESEE [RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES] SIGNED BY AUTHOR
by Henry W. Clune, illustrated by Douglas Gorsline, designed by Ernst Reichl
New York, Chicago & San Francisco: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1963. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good +. Douglas Gorsline. 5 1/2 x 8 inches. 338 pages. Signed by Clune on ffep (see photo). Stated First edition on copyright page. Condition of the book is Good+;spine lightly toned, covers have a few spots, front endpapers have light spotting at top, text and illustrations are very clean and unmarked. STK
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$20.00
Little Rivers: A Book of Essays in Profitable Idleness
by VAN DYKE, Henry
Toronto: The Copp, Clark Co., 1911. Hardcover. Good. 348 p. 20 cm. 8 black, white and brown plates from drawings by F. V. DuMond. Blue cloth with gold, green and grey impressing. Cover design is by Margaret Armstrong. Lettering starting to wear off slightly. Corners bumped. Light wear to spine head and spine tail creased and softened. Ink signatures and date on front free endpaper Includes an essay on trout fishing in the Traun.
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$30.00
Plan and Elevation of the Union Bridges, Ottawa River, near the Falls of Chaudiere in 1827
by Mr. Burrows Land Survr.; Day & Haghe lithogrs
London, ca. 1827. Very good +. 21 x 28 cm page with 18 x 26 cm coloured map. Taped to 32 x 39 cm frame. 200 ft to an inch. Shows locations of 7 bridges. William Day (1797-1845) & Louis Haghe (1806-95) were partners in an early Victorian firm of lithographers who printed a wide range of subjects, such as hunting scenes, topographical views and genre depictions.
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$125.00
![KENNEBEC - CRADLE OF AMERICANS [RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/891/875/1500875891.0.b.jpg)
KENNEBEC - CRADLE OF AMERICANS [RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES]
by Robert P. Tristram Coffin, illustrated by Maitland de Gogorza
New York & Toronto: Farrar & Rinehart, 1937. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very good. 5 1/2 x 8 inches. x, 292 pages. Salmon colored cloth. 'FR' device printed on copyright page (1st printing), on the 'Books by Coffin' page 5th book of poetry listed as 'Ballads of Square-Told Americans' corrected to 'Square-Toed' in subsequent printings. Condition of the book is Very Good; name and address of previous owner on blank facing half-title page, dated June 19, 1937, endpapers very lightly toned...
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$45.00
Colorado
by American Guide Series
Hastings House, 1947. 1st. Hardcover. Lite soiling else a VG copy.
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$25.00
![THE NIAGARA [RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/531/337/1501337531.0.b.jpg)
THE NIAGARA [RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES]
by Donald Braider, Designed by Ernst Reichl
New York, Chicago & San Francisco: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1972. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very good/very good. 5 1/2 x 8 inches. x, 368 pages. Stated 'First edition' on copyright page. Condition of the book is Very Good; exterior excellent, text is very clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is Very Good; Very clean, no fading, not price-clipped ($8.95). STK
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$25.00
