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The River by Lorentz, Pare - 1938

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The River by Lorentz, Pare - 1938

The River

by Lorentz, Pare

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  • Hardcover
NY: Stackpole Sons, 1938. Fair with no dust jacket; Boards worn and dampstained, front free endpaper removed. Blue cloth binding. 82 stills from the Farm Security Administration documentary Lorentz made and his poetic verse.
  • Bookseller Old Saratoga Books US (US)
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Fair with no dust jacket; Boards worn and dampstained, front free endpaper removed.
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Stackpole Sons
  • Place of Publication NY
  • Date Published 1938
  • Keywords Mississippi River, Farm Security Administration, Great Depression, Tennessee Valley Authority

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The River

by Lorentz, Pare

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Used - Good
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First Edition
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New York: Stackpole Sons, 1938. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/Fair. A Good copy in blue hard covers, in an edge-worn Fair dust jacket with mends made with archival tape, and a few older tape mends, all on the verso of the jacket. Edge-rubbing to the covers. A clean/unmarked copy within, and not ex-library. Photography of the Mississippi River.
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The River

by Pare Lorentz

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Paperback
ISBN 13
9781016047487
ISBN 10
1016047487
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The River

by LORENTZ, Pare

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New York: Stackpole Sons, 1938. Hardcover. 4to. Blue cloth, pictorial dust jacket. (60pp). Map, numerous illustrations. Very good/good. Jacket lacks rear inner flap and is edgeworn and chipped, but overall attractive. First edition. A handsome copy of what the jacket touts as "A National Drama in Pictures and Sound," this photo essay follows Lorentz's documentary "Rich Land, Poor Land" as it chronicles the overflowing Mississippi and the engineering marvels that tame it.
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The River

by Pare Lorentz

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Hardcover
ISBN 13
9781016042819
ISBN 10
1016042817
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Southport, Merseyside, United Kingdom
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Hardback. New.
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THE RIVER (signed)

by Lorentz, Pare

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Glen Head, New York, United States
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NY 1974 National Resources Defence. Octavo wraps. Fullpage photo portrait of Lorentz. 24p. Ltd to 2000 copies. ***Signed by Lorentz beneath the portrait. FINE except for faintest residue of removed price tag on front cover (almost invisible) Lorentz was Pulitzer prize winner. This booklet contains "prose-poetry of the first narrative section" of his 1938 documentary film on the environment. .
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The River: A National Drama in Pictures and Sounds
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The River: A National Drama in Pictures and Sounds

by Lorentz, Pare

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Used - Very Good
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Good
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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Southampton, New York, United States
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Stackpole Sons, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Stackpole Sons, 1938. Quarto. Blue boards stamped in black. Book is very good; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is good with shelf wear, edgewear and tears. Book placed in custom acetate protector. A nice copy of this book based on Pare Lorentz's movie with the same name. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
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The River

by LORENTZ, Pare

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First
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New York, New York, United States
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New York: Stackpole, 1938. First. hardcover. fine/very good(-). Profusely illustrated with black & white photos.. 4to, blue cloth, d.w.(edge-chipped). New York: Stackpole, (1938). First Edition.<br/><br/> "In dramatic pictures and in sonorous text, the tragedy of the Mississippi River unfolds.... Based on his brilliant motion picture....here is an education in national geography and economic engineering, strikingly presented".<br/><br/>
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The River: A National Drama in Pictures and Sound

by LORENTZ, PARE

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Used - First Edition. Contemporary owner’s inscription; very good plus in dust jacket. The book prints narration and stills from the
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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New York: Stackpole and Sons, 1938. First Edition. Contemporary owner’s inscription; very good plus in dust jacket. The book prints narration and stills from the moving film, documenting the Mississippi’s devastating power.
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The River

The River

by LORENTZ, Pare

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(New York): Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc, 1974. Softcover. Fine. First edition thus with new preface by the author. Octavo. 24pp., frontispiece photograph. Stapled decorated wrappers. A trifle soiled on the wrappers, still easily fine. Signed by the author. Lorentz was a documentarian, Pulitzer Prize-nominated author, and New Deal activist who was known as "F.D.R's Filmmaker." This pamphlet reprints a section of the narration of his classic 1938 epic documentary *The River*.
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The River: a national drama in picctures and sounc

by Pare Lorentz

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Used - Very Good
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Hardcover
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VG oversize hc, dj detached, expedited and interational shipping not available
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