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THE OHIO; By R. E. Banta / Illustrated by Edward Shenton
by Banta, R. E
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York Toronto: Rinehart & Company, Inc, 1949. Rivers of America series [#39]. Cloth. Fine/Fine. B&W maps & drawings. Thick 8vo, gray cloth with black label with gold lettering plus black lettering on spine, illustrated with two double-spread B&W maps, pictorial chapter-heads, and a few full-page illustrative drawings, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) depicting an Indian in canoe, frontiersman in his, raftsman, and paddle-wheel steamer on the Ohio, 592 pages. The Rivers of America Series is a landmark series of books on American rivers, for the most part written by literary figures rather than historians. The series spanned three publishers and thirty-seven years. SUPERIOR CONDITION: Tight, bright, clean copy with excellent unfoxed maps, illustrations, and pages. Now Scarce in such a remarkably Fine dust jacket (unclipped). No remainder marks.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5045
- Title
- THE OHIO; By R. E. Banta / Illustrated by Edward Shenton
- Author
- Banta, R. E
- Illustrator
- B&W maps & drawings
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Rivers of America series [#39]
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rinehart & Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York Toronto
- Date Published
- 1949
- Keywords
- River, transport, Indians, flatboats, explorers, paddle-wheelers, Mark Twain, illustrated, maps
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Jacket
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- Remainder
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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