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Montreal, Canada: Louis Carrier & Co.. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean blue cloth with gilt lettering. Text tight, clean & intact. Illustrated with B/W photos, 2 large fold out maps (one with a mended tear) & a large chart. Map Illustrated endpapers. Pictorial frontispiece. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover: spine slightly darkened & spine top mended. A comprehensive examination of the facts supporting the St. Lawrence River as an international highway for water-borne commerce. Canada ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 460 pages .
THE ST. LAWRENCE WATERWAY PROJECT: THE STORY OF THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER AS AN INTERNATIONAL HIGHWAY FOR WATER-BORNE COMMERCE. by Stephens, George Washington - 1929
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THE ST. LAWRENCE WATERWAY PROJECT: THE STORY OF THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER AS AN INTERNATIONAL HIGHWAY FOR WATER-BORNE COMMERCE.
by Stephens, George Washington
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Montreal: Louis Carrier, 1929. 460 pp, 8 3/4" H. B&w plates, maps (3 fold-out) - collated. Colour map endpapers. Chapter headings: Treaties, Boundaries, Waterways, 1712-1929; Transportation and Communication; International Aspect of Arterial Waterways; St. Lawrence Waterway Project; History of the Negotiations of the St. Lawrence Waterway Project, 1832-1929; Canals of Canada and the United States; The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (Chicago Diversion); Alternative Water Routes to Europe; Power; Reflections; Appendices: Convention beween Canada and the U.S., 1929, regarding Preservation of Scenic Beauty of Niagara; General analysis of costs; Information regarding work of deepening channel of St. Lawrence between Montreal and Quebec to 35 feet; Findings of Supreme Court as to Relative Merits of Dominion and Provinces in relation to Proprietary Interest in and Legislative Control over Waters with respect to Navigation and Water-powers created or made available or in connection with Works for Improvement of Navigation; Ouline chart of Arguments advanced for and against St. Lawrence project. Slight toning in margins of pages, light browning to edges of text block, inside rear hinge paper is split but hinge is holding firmly with fabric, both fold-out maps have large and small tears archivally taped, page 388 fold-out map has a very small piece missing at centre and has several extra fold creases due to mis-folding. Dust jacket has various small edge tears and chips, very light browning to flap-folds and edges, moderate browning and multiple tiny to small water stains on spine, now protected in a mylar sleeve.. Third impression.. Hard Cover. Good+/Fair.
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- Date Published 1929
- Keywords St. lawrence River, Treaties, Boundaries, Waterways, Canada, United States, Transportation, Communications, Niagara Falls, Sir Adam Beck, G. Howard Ferguson, Herbert C. Hoover, william Lyon Mackenzie King, Frank B. Kellog, Leslie R. Thomson, boundary Wate
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THE ST. LAWRENCE WATERWAY PROJECT (1930)
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The St. Lawrence Waterway Project
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Montreal: Louis Carrier & Co., 1929. Book. Fine (Book Condition). Hardcover. Third Impression. A very nice copy, but for dust jacket with several small closed tears. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.].
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The St. Lawrence Waterway Project
by George Washington Stephens
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Montreal: Louis Carrier & Co, 1929. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Third Impression December 1929 stated, 460 pages including index, comprehensive look into waterways, transportation, history and the St. Lawreence project, also canals between Canada and the United States, Chicago Ship Canal and more, 12 illustrations and 6 maps plus color map endpapers, four of the maps are large folding maps. Book is fine, ultra clean blue cloth boards and gilt titles to front board and spine, tight and square with sharp corners, No previous owner names or marks. Jacket is Fine expect one pea sized hole on spine edge, great illustration of natives paddling a canoe on top of a herd of horses as a huge ship closes in, also a little paper loss on rear panel from sticker, else fine and protected in new mylar sleeve. Very clean and presentable copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The St. Lawrence Waterway Project
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Montreal: Louis Carrier & Co, 1930. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Third printing. Navy cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and upper front board. 460 p.p. Colour map endpapers. [12] B&W plates, incl. frontis., plus 6 maps, incl. 2 fold-out maps and 1 fold-out chart. Ex libris to verso of FFEP. Bumping to spine ends. Pictorial dust jacket. Slight sunning to spine and edges of dust jacket as well. Light bumping and creasing to extremities of jacket. Else a fine copy. Original price on front flap.
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THE ST. LAWRENCE WATERWAY PROJECT: THE STORY OF THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER AS AN INTERNATIONAL HIGHWAY FOR WATER-BORNE COMMERCE
by Stephens, George Washington
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Montreal, London, New York: Louis Carrier & Co., 1930. First edition, first printing . Hardcover. First Edition" stated on the copyright page. A complete summary of the waterway scheme. It sets down every argument of those who favored the develpment, and the reasons of others who objected to the project. Included are documents, tables, statistics, and facts. 460 pages with illustrations plus three foldout maps and foldout appendix. Color map endpapers. Bound in original dark blue cloth with lettering in gilt. Several light spots along spine. About fine in very good dust jacket with light edge wear and several tape mends to the reverse.
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THE ST. LAWRENCE WATERWAY PROJECT
by Stephens, George Washington
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Montreal, Canada: Louis Carrier & Co., 1930. The Story of the St. Lawrence River as an International Highway for Water-borne Commerce. 12 b/w illustrations. 6 maps, 3 of which fold-out. 460 pp. Colour maps on endpapers. Navy cloth with gilt titles. Blue DJ with navy titles. Light wear along the edges. Near Fine/VG+.
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The St. Lawrence Waterway Project: The Story Of The St. Lawrence River As An International Highway For Water-borne Commerce
by Stephens George Washington
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Louis Carrier & Co, 1930. Book. Very Good-. Hardcover. Personal Inscription Signed By Author. Presentation copy to a John Wilson signed by the author. Hinge cracked inside front cover. Small tears to edges of jacket. 460pp. Black and white illustrations + fold out maps etc. Light foxing to page edges..
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