A Raft Pilot's Log by Blair, Walter A - 1930

Cleveland: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1930. Log-rafting in the early days of the northwoods timber industry, with biographies of Captains, lists of Chief Engineers, Pilots, & mates; sawmills & their owners, photos of steamboats. Stout hardcover, full navy cloth, gilt titling. Light wear to book, corners a bit bumped & rubbed, minor split to inner rear gutter; plain white jacket of heavy paper, possibly original, with panel cut out so book spine title visible; catalog slip tipped inside front cover. Text clean; 328 pages; index, folding map, 41 photos & illustrations, as called for.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Large Octavo.

Cleveland, Ohio: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good. A work of 328 pages with dark blue covers and still sharp gilt lettering and borders on the spine. Top edge of the pages are gilt, which is still bright, other page edges are deckled. American Waterways Series II, stated on the third page of the book. This contradicts Clark & Brunet page 84 which states that American Waterways Series II is unstated. Perhaps someone removed that page from the copy they used to compile An Americana Century 1902-2002. 1254 copies printed. The work includes much information on the rise and development of the logging industry. The book has wear at the head and tail of the spine and at corners. When you open the book there is a 1/4 of an inch split at the bottom. Tissue frontispieces ahead of photographs. The volume is protected in a clear archival quality protective cover, easily removeable if desired. Available for immediate shipment, carefully packed in a sturdy box! Quite a slice of American… Read More

CLEVELAND: THE ARTHUR H. CLARK COMPANY, 1930 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. TITLE: A RAFT PILOT'S LOG: A HISTORY OF THE GREAT RAFTING INDUSTRY ON THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI 1840-1915 By WALTER A. BLAIR signed AUTHOR: WALTER A. BLAIR PUBLISHER - (LOCATION) / COPYRIGHT: THE ARTHUR H. CLARK COMPANY, CLEVELAND 1929 on copyright page and 1930 on title page EDITION: First Edition CATEGORY: Signed, History, Boating, Education, Regional BINDING/COVER: Hardback without dust jacket COLOR: BLUE SIZE: 5 ½ x 8 ½ (approximately) PAGES: 328 pages. CONDITION: The book is without a dust jacket. The outside is in good condition. The inside is in good condition. The author has signed the second front free endpaper "Dear Captain Breed - I shall retain a pleasant memory of your kindness to the old skipper - W. A. Blair - Oct 2, 1934." Book is without other marks or writings, pages are clean and book is tight and sturdy. All the pages are present in book. Good+/None dust… Read More