The Land Lies Open - Presentation Copy of Ltd. Ed.
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, (1949). Limited Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 8vo. Pp. x, [2], 3-146. Chapters with line-drawing head pieces. Index. Endpaper pictorial maps. Bound in photo-printed cloth. In the photo-illustrated dust jacket that shows edge-wear and chips at head and tail of spine. Price of $3.00 intact on front flap. Of an edition limited to 500 copies, this is copy hand-numbered 140, signed by principals of the Minnesota Historical Society. In addition, this copy is inscribed by Belgen on the half title page. Very Good / Good-. Item #6608
A literary overview of the exploration and settlement of the Upper Mississippi Valley inscribed by the author to the writer Margaret Culkin Banning: "My special respect and affection to Margaret Culkin Banning, with appreciation for her great work, [signed] Theodore Blegen". Banning was a prominent daughter of Duluth. Among her novels, her best-known might be Country Club People. Dust jacket is now housed in a removable, clear archival sleeve.
Price: $50.00