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Julian Messner, 1951. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Children of Noah: Glimpses of Unknown America by Burman, Ben Lucien - 1951
by Burman, Ben Lucien
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Children of Noah: Glimpses of Unknown America
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New York: Julian Messner, 1951. Book. Illus. by Alice Caddy, Illustrator. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York: Julian Messner, 1951. First Edition. Very Good/Fair. Alice Caddy, Illustrator. Clean tan cloth boards with dark teal lettering on spine. Very light hint of surface wear to top/base of spine, very light hint of bumping to corners. Binding is tight and square. Pages are clean and bright; no writing or marks. 232 pgs. Dustjacket is not price clipped, light soiling to rear panel, wear and closed tears to folds, 1-3/4" loss to bottom of spine with a 3" closed tear along front spine edge. Moderate surface and edge wear. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Life on and around the Mississippi River..
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- Publisher Julian Messner
- Place of Publication New York
- Date Published 1951
- Keywords MISSISSIPPI RIVER AMERICANA, BEN LUCIEN BURMAN
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Children of Noah: Glimpses of Unknown America
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CHILDREN OF NOAH: Glimpses of Unknown America
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New York: Julian Messner (1951), 232pp, illus., corners slightly bumped, some edgwear to dj.. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good. Illus. by Alice Caddy.
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CHILDREN OF NOAH: GLIMPSES OF UNKNOWN AMERICA - Limited Signed Edition
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Julian Messner, Inc, 1951. Hardcover. Good. 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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CHILDREN OF NOAH: GLIMPSES OF UNKNOWN AMERICA - Limited Signed Edition
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New York: Julian Messner, Inc, 1951. HC. very good, green cloth (hardcover), original acetate jacket. drawings by Alice Caddy. One of the "Limited Autographed Edition" of five hundred copies. Light fade to spine. 233pp.
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Children of Noah: Glimpses of Unknown America
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Julian Messner, 1951. Numbered. Hardcover. Very Good. No. 323 of 500; signed by Burman on the limitation page. Modest rubbing to the cloth; publisher's glassine jacket entirely intact.
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Children of Noah: Glimpses of Unknown America
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New York: Julian Messner, 1951. Book Club . Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included. Christian Herald's Family Bookshelf Selection" back dj flap. Alice Caddy artwork. fine, vg+ lightly chipped dj, tan tweed bds. Clean, tight 235 pgs
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Children of Noah
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New York: Julian Messner, 1951. This may possibly be a first edition, but it is not stated. There is only the 1951 copyright date with no additional printing history. Ben Lucien Burman, a popular novelist of the late 1920s through 1950s, has repeatedly been compared to Mark Twain in his depiction of life on the Mississippi and the colorful characters who lived on the waters and onshore. Burman was born in the river town of Covington, Kentucky, in 1895, and learned of survival on the Mississippi by living with real people on steamboats and shantyboats or in mountain cabins, which is why his characters are so vivid and authentic. Burman served in World War I in the 2d division, A.E.F. and was wounded in Soissons. His first book, "Mississippi" (1929) was filmed as "Heaven on Earth" in 1931. His novel, "Steamboat Round the Bend" (1933) was filmed in 1935, starring Will Rogers. Other works include "Blow for a Landing," "Big River to Cross,"…
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CHILDREN OF NOAH: GLIMPSES OF UNKNOWN AMERICA
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Julian Messner, Inc.. Very Good in Good dustjacket. 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Stories of the Mississippi River. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" ; 232 pages .
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Children of Noah: Glimpses of Unknown America
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Julian Messner. Collectible - Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Good. Good dust jacket. Dust jacket worn along edges and at folds. Clear wrap added. Spine cover slightly soled. (Mississippi River, social life, customs)
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Children of Noah; Glimpses of Unknown America [SIGNED NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION]
by Burman, Ben Lucien
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New York: Messner, 1951. First limited edition, 1st printing, #344/500 . Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Caddy, Alice. Very good in fine dust jacket. SIGNED by author on limitation page (signature only), copy #344/500. No stated edition, no numberline, 1951 publication date. 232 p. illus. 21 cm. Includes Illustrations. Clear dust jacket, with 'limited autographed edition, $5.00' printed on inside flap as new. Slight edgewear to boards and sunning to book spine. The book is illustrated by Alice Caddy, the author's wife. By the late author of the Catfish Bend series and 'It's a Big Country: America off the Highways'. Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
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