The Columbia -- SIGNED limited edition
New York / Toronto: Rinehart & Co., Inc., 1956. Ernest Richardson. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. 393. Illustrated by Ernest Richardson. Bound in full blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine, and gilt lettering and seal on front cover. Dust jacket price-clipped by the publisher to accommodate the original clear mylar overlay, printed with "Lewis & Clark Edition" and the revised price, allowing them to use the same dust jacket as the trade edition. Fine / Fine. Item #1613
While a large limitation, this is a surprisingly fresh copy. The fiftieth book published in the publisher's Rivers of America Series, this edition is labeled "the Lewis & Clark Edition." We wonder why it took 50 rivers before the mighty Columbia was finally considered for the series. In our heirarchy, its America's most important western river. Captain Robert Gray's discovery of the Columbia River allowed the US to lay claim to what became the Oregon Territory north to the 49th parallel. The Columbia carried the American flag, purportedly the one sewn by Betsy Ross, when it became the first US vessel to circumnavigate the globe.
Price: $50.00