New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., 1942. Book. Illus. by A. Y. Jackson. Very Good +. Hardcover. First Edition / Third Printing. 8vo. xi (iii), 274 pp, Third Printing, Illustrated by A. Y. Jackson with illustrated endpapers. Includes sections on "Ontario to Montreal," "Montreal to Quebec" and "Quebec to the Sea." Price clipped. Edgewear along top edge spine dj which continues intermittent white rubbing down rear hinge of DJ. Binding tight with slight forward lean, 5.5" x 8.25" Blue cloth boards with RofA (Rivers of America books) emblem in blind on front board, black title plate with G-VG gilt lettering to spine..

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 009454
Title: The Rivers of America: The St. Lawrence
Author: Beston, Henry
Illustrator: A. Y. Jackson
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good +
Jacket Condition: Very Good -
Edition: First Edition / Third Printing
Publisher: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc.
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1942
Size: 8vo
Keywords: TRAVEL U.S. CANADA HISTORY STATES GUIDES U.S. RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES THE ST. LAWRENCE
Bookseller catalogs: TRAVEL; GEOGRAPHY & MAPS;

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