Down Historic Waterways, Antique Victorian Book retailer with Pictorial Cover Designed by Frank Hazenplug

retailer "Down Historic Waterways - Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Upon Illinois and Wisconsin Rivers" by Reuben Gold Thwaites. Second Edition, revised, with new Preface and with full-page Illustrations with photographs. Illustrated by forty-seven pages of photographs. Published by A.C. McClurg & Co., Chicago: 1902. Black and white frontispiece with several other full-page illustrations throughout.

A scarce Victorian book on traversing the rivers of Illinois and Wisconsin in its original beautifully designed binding with cover design by Frank Hazenplug (‘H' monogram in bottom left corner). The binding consists of green cloth covered boards with dark green and bright gold gilt stamped pictorial decorations and title/author lettering along the front cover and spine. Title and author lettering in bright gold gilt also along the front cover and spine.

Size:
Approx. 5" over by 7-1/2" tall

Condition:
Very good+. The exterior has been well maintained over the years with minimal wear to the corners of the cover boards and spine ends. The binding is tight and with the exception of the original owner's bookplate and later owner's name on the front end papers, the interior pages are clean and unmarked throughout.


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