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San Antonio: The Wayward River
by Burkhalter, Lois W
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Fulshear, Texas, United States
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About This Item
San Antonio, Texas: Trinity University Press, 1979. Book. Illus. by Caroline Shelton (SIGNED). Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. First page has a slight ink smudge, otherwise fine. The dust jacket has a small tear and associated crease at the bottom edge of the rear panel. Protected now in a clear Mylar sleeve. Title page affixed to the front endpaper and folds out to reveal the copyright page, where First Edition is stated, and a Preface by Maggie Cousins. The contents are affixed to the rear endpaper in one continuous section of accordion-style, fold-out pages featuring more than 20 water color scenes of the San Antonio River, by Caroline Shelton, accompanied by Burkhalter's descriptive text about the river as it winds its way through San Antonio (the Riverwalk) on its way to San Antonio Bay. Signed on the title page by the illustrator, Caroline Shelton..
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- Bookseller
- Whiting Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 08646
- Title
- San Antonio: The Wayward River
- Author
- Burkhalter, Lois W
- Illustrator
- Caroline Shelton (SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Trinity University Press
- Place of Publication
- San Antonio, Texas
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- San Antonio River Texas Paintings Art
- Bookseller catalogs
- Texana;
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Whiting Books
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Fulshear, Texas
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