One Million Islands for Sale: A guide to more than one million islands for sale or for rent around the shores and in the lakes of the United States and Canada
by Froman, Robert
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Lake Huntington, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1953. xiv, 235 pp. Dust soiling to top of pages, and a dull spot on otherwise unspoiled front board. Dust jacket all-present with a few small tears and one-two inch reparable tear, and some rubbing. Collectible. Contents: Islands for Sale; Islands of the Maritime Provinces; Islands of Ontario and Quebec; Coastal Islands of New England; Lake Islands of New England; The Thousand Islands and Others in New York State and Southeastern Ontario; Coastal Islands from Connecticut to Virginia; South Sea Islands--North Carolina to Texas; Lake Islands of the Mid-continent; West Coast Islands; Coastal Islands of British Columbia and Alaska; Appendices: Naming Your Island; Public Lands of the United States; United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Maps; Electric Power; Boat Prices; Boat Builders; Index. Waldron Island, Washington; The author is grateful for the help of, and thanks islanders, including Hon. John Foster Dulles, of Inner Green Island, Maine; Wallace Island, British Columbia; Cook Island, Florida; Pine Island, Maine; Maine Duck Island, Ontario; Hay Island, Connecticut; Seminole Island, Ohio; Outer Spectacle Island, Maine; Liberty Island, California; St. Catherine's Island, South Carolina; Governor's Island, Connecticut. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Veery Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000586
- Title
- One Million Islands for Sale: A guide to more than one million islands for sale or for rent around the shores and in the lakes of the United States and Canada
- Author
- Froman, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Duell, Sloan and Pearce
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- Collectibles, First Editions, Travel
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions; Collectibles;
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