Reading Copies of The American Rivers Series
Arranged alphabetically by title.

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Minter, John E.: The Chagres. New York: Rinehart & Co., (1948). First Edition, First printing. Good in ivory colored cloth covered boards with a gilt on brown title block with soiling to the cloth on the spine and boards. Without its issued dust jacket. The 35th volume in the Rivers of America Series. Illustrated by William Wellons. 418 pages with an index and bibliography.
TB23261 $20.00

Hutchison, Bruce: The Fraser. New York: Rinehart & Co., (1950). Reprint. Near fine in red cloth covered boards with a gilt on black title block on the spine. Without its issued dust jacket. The 42nd volume in The Rivers of America Series with illustrations by Richard Bennett. 368 pages including an index and bibliography.
TB23148 $20.00

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Clune, Henry W.: The Genesee. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, (1963). First Edition, First printing. An ex-library copy in very good+ condition the only evidence being that the flaps of the jacket have been glued to the fixed end sheets. In a good dust jacket with the library call number removed from the spine area. With illustrations by Douglas Gorsline. The story of the Genesee River which flows northerly through western New York state through Rochester to empty into Lake Ontario. The 54th volume in the series. 338 pages including an index.
TB24594 $25.00

Carmer, Carl: The Hudson. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, (1962). First Edition, First printing. Good in blue cloth covered boards with a gilt on black title block on the spine which is faded and with the covers slightly soiled and with very faint foxing to the hinge areas of the ends sheets caused by a reaction with the glue used in binding. Missing its issued dust jacket. The 6th volume in the Rivers of America Series. With illustrations by Stow Wengenroth. 434 pages followed by the essay Rivers and American Folk by the founder of the series, Constance Lindsay Skinner.
TB23255 $20.00

Hislop, Codman: The Mohawk. New York: Rinehart, (1948). Second Printing. Near fine in red/orange cloth covered boards with a gilt on black title block on the spine. In a very good- price clipped dust jacket with heavy wear and rubbing to the ends of the spine area. With illustrations by Letterio Calapai. The 36th volume in the Rivers of America Series. 367 pages including an index and bibliography.
TB19979 $30.00

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Jahoda, Gloria: River of the Golden Ibis. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, (1973). First Edition. An ex-library copy in very good condition in decorated orange cloth covered boards with black and gilt text on the spine and on the front board with map end sheets. An octavo measuring 8 by 6 inches with tape stains on the edges of the boards and withdrawn stamps on the ends of the text block. In a good+, unclipped dust jacket enclosed in a dust jacket protector and with portions of the flaps glued to the fixed end sheets and with a library call sticker at the lower edge of the spine area. Originally scheduled to have been one of the volumes in the Rivers of America Series; however, the book was pulled from the series at the last moment as its content went beyond the normal parameters for the Rivers of America Series. Nonetheless, this book is considered an important addition to a complete Rivers collection. A very clean and highly collectible copy without any prior ownership markings of any kind. With illustrations by Ben F. Stahl, Jr. 408 pages including an index and bibliography.
TB28612 $40.00

Dana, Julian: The Sacramento. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, (1939). Reprint. Very good+ in red cloth covered boards with a gilt on black title block on the spine and map end papers. The seventh volume in the Rivers of America Series. 294 pages including an index. Illustrated by John O'Hara Consgrave, II.
TB16964 $63.00

Carmer, Carl: Songs of the Rivers of America. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, (1942). First Edition, First printing. Very good although an ex-library copy which has been rebound in red cloth covered boards with a gilt call number at the base of the spine Lacking the issued dust jacket. The book also shows the typical cancelation marks and library stamps on the edges of the text block. Although part of the Rivers of America series, this book is considerably larger (12 1/4" tall) than the format for the others in the series. It is also the most difficult to locate.
TB11749 $175.00

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Wilson, William E.: The Wabash. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, (1940). First Edition, First Printing. Very good+ in dark blue cloth covered boards with a gilt on light blue title block on the spine. The cloth over the complete backstrip is faded with the boards left largely untouched by the sun. In a very good+ unclipped dust jacket with a 1/2 inch deep by 2 inch long chip to the upper edge of the rear panel. Signed with a long, warm inscription by the author on the fly title page. The 8th volume in the Rivers of America Series. Illustrated by John de Martelly. 339 pages including an index, bibliography and text.
TB32658 $150.00

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