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Steamboat Lore of the Penobscot: An Informal Story of Steamboating in Maine's Penobscot Region
by Richardson, John M
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- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Maine Pictorially presented by John M. Richardson with a foreword by Ben Ames Williams 4to size blue jacquard cloth with silver tiles on cover; 208 heavyweight glossy pages with black and white photographs throughout. There is also an index of Vessels Mentioned in Text Contents include: Steamers of the Boston Banger Service Portland Rockland Steamers Steamers of the Bar Harbor Line Steamers of the Blue Hill Lines Maine Central Railroad Steamers The Island Boats Penobscot River Steamboats Guardians of a Stern and Rockbound Coast The Guardian of the Penobscot The Bucksport Freighters The Seaboard Navigation Company Penobscot Bay and River Tug Boats Miscellaneous Boats of the Penobscot The Wreck of the Steamer Portland Loss of the Royal Tar Salvage of S.S. Carolyn General Steamboat Pictures Red Jacket Bumped head and heel of spine and top front corner, edgewear, chipped top corner and two small chips to side of front cover, scrape to fabric on front cover. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. 4th. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Richardson, John M.. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Private Press.
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- Charity Bookstall
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004690
- Title
- Steamboat Lore of the Penobscot: An Informal Story of Steamboating in Maine's Penobscot Region
- Author
- Richardson, John M
- Illustrator
- Richardson, John M.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 4th
- Place of Publication
- Maine
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Maine; Penobscot; steamboat; steamboats; steamboating; illustrated; Photographs; Private Press; Ben Ames Williams;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel; Transportation, Water;
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