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Upper Mississippi: A Wilderness Saga by Walter Havighurst - 1937

by Walter Havighurst

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Upper Mississippi: A Wilderness Saga by Walter Havighurst - 1937

Upper Mississippi: A Wilderness Saga

by Walter Havighurst

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New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1937. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. David and Lolita Granahan. An exceptionally crisp, well-preserved copy of the 1937 1st edition of this, the 2nd title in the "Rivers of America" series. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine (with very light dusting to the panels) in a bright, price-intact, easily Near Fine dustjacket. Just a touch of very light creasing at the spine crown, otherwise clean as could be. Thick octavo, nicely illustrated by David and Lolita Granahan. A true collector's copy, the sharpest this bookseller has seen.

  • Bookseller Appledore Books, ABAA US (US)
  • Illustrator David and Lolita Granahan
  • Format/Binding Cloth
  • Book Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Jacket Condition Near Fine
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Farrar & Rinehart
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1937
  • Keywords rare Americana, the Rivers of America series

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Upper Mississippi: A wilderness saga, (The rivers of America)

by Havighurst, Walter

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Farrar & Rinehart, incorporated, 1937. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Upper Mississippi: A Wilderness Saga. Rivers of America

by Havighurst, Walter

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Rinehart, 1944. first printing of the revised edition, 305 pp., hardcover, fine in an edge-rubbed, price-clipped dust jacket. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
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Upper Mississippi: A Wilderness Saga

by Havighurst, Walter

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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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New York: Farrar & Rinehart, ( 1937 ). Third printing. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 8vo, 258, [xi] pages, green cloth, inked ownership name from 1965; short tear in dj Rivers of America series. Illustrated by David and Lolita Granahan. With an Addendum of "Rivers And American Folk" by Constance Lindsay Skinner, the General Editor of this series.
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Upper Mississippi: A wilderness saga. Rivers of America

by Havighurst, Walter

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Farrar & Rinehart, incorporated, 1937. first edition, first printing; 258, [11] pp., Hardcover, edges slightly faded, else fine in an edge-rubbed, spine-faded dust jacket. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
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Upper Mississippi: A Wilderness Saga

by Walter Havighurst

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Farrar & Rinehart, 1937. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Ruth E. Anderson. Ex Library book. (The Rivers of America, 1937. Wear to cloth boards number on spine, car holder on flyleaf, library stamps on inside cover and title page top page edges. Photos of all our books are available on request
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Upper Mississippi: A Wilderness Saga (Rivers of America)

by Havighurst, Walter

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Used - Near Fine
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Revised Edition
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Hardcover
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New York Toronto: Farrar & Rinehart, Incorporated, 1945. Book. Illus. by David and Lolita Granahan. Near Fine. Hardcover. Revised Edition. Small Octavo. x + 258 pp + 12 pp, Revised 2nd vol in the series @1937, with 6 additional illustrations and new material by the author. ffep with erasure traces at top forecorner. Tight, clean, very light external wear. 5.5" x 8.25" green cloth boards, blind-stamped "RofA" on fr cover, gilt spine letters on black backstrip. Price clipped DJ in acetate protector. DJ with edge-wear, wrinkles, around the very top and bottom edges. .
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Upper Mississippi;  A Wilderness Saga

Upper Mississippi; A Wilderness Saga

by Havighurst, Walter

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Farrar & Rinehart, 1944. Unknown . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Granahan, David; Granahan, Lolita. No Edition Or Printing Stated. Includes Index And Bibliographical References. The Book Is Bound In Brown Cloth Over Boards With Light Yellow Lettering Within A Black Title Box On The Spine. Light Edge Wear. Part Of The Rivers Of America Series. A Former Owner's Last Name Is Written Near The Upper Edge Of The Ffep.
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THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI - A WILDERNESS SAGA  [RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES]
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THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI - A WILDERNESS SAGA [RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES]

by Walter Havighurst, illustrated by David and Lolita Granahan, Essay by Constance Lindsay Skinner

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Used - Very good +
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good
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First Edition, First Printing
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Hardcover
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Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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New York & Toronto: Farrar & Rinehart Inc., 1937. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very good +/good. 5 1/2 x 8 in. x, 258 pages followed by 'Rivers and American Folk' by Constance Lindsay Skinner, which is unpaginated. This was the second book in the 'Rivers of America' series (the first was 'The Kennebec' also from 1937). Green cloth boards. 1st printing, with Farrar & Rinehart 'FR' device on copyright page. Condition of the book is VERY GOOD+; exterior excellent, endpapers lightly toned, binding tight and text unmarked. Dust jacket is Very Good; spine lightly toned, one small chip at bottom of spine, not price-clipped ($2.50) Stax.
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Upper Mississippi: A Wilderness Saga (The Rivers of America)
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Upper Mississippi: A Wilderness Saga (The Rivers of America)

by Havighurst, Walter

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  • very good
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Condition
Used - Very Good
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Very Good
Edition
First Edition
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Hardcover
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1937. Green cloth (hardcover) in mylar protected dust-jacket, 8.25 x 5.75 inches). A true First Edition/First Printing with points specified in Fitzgerald bibliography. 258 pages with Index, plus "Rivers and American Folk" by Constance Lindsay Skinner unpaginated at rear. The second title in the noted Rivers of America Series. Rear panel contains blurb promoting first two Rivers books, Kennebec and Upper Mississippi. Bookplate of William Mason Howe on front pastedown, jacket is price-clipped, spine toned, remaining a desirable and collectable copy. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by David and Lolita Granahan. Octavo.
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Upper Mississippi

Upper Mississippi

by Havighurst, Walter

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  • Paperback
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Used
Edition
First Revised Edition
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Paperback
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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New York: Farrar & Rinehart, (1944). First Revised Edition. First printing Fine in reddish cloth covered boards with a gilt on black title block on the spine. A small octavo of 8 by 5 1/4 inches with the slightest of rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine and the lower edges of the boards. In a very good+, unclipped dust jacket with 1/4" deep chips from the lower edge of the spine area which wraps around the fold to the front panel by 1/3" and with small nicks to the fore corners of the front panel over the tips of the boards. This is the revised edition of the second volume in The Rives of America Series. 305 pages including an index and bibliography. Illustrated with woodblock plates by David and Lolita Granahan. A nice bright copy with no prior ownership markings.
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