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THE TWO SOOS, AMERICAN AND CANADIAN, ON THE FALLS OF THE ST. MARY'S RIVER. THE HISTORY OF LAKE NAVIGATION, THE NATIONS COMMERCE PASSING BY ITS DOORS - THE LARGEST AND MOST USEFUL LOCKS IN THE WORLD BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED AND DESCRIBED.
by Young, A.E., Compiler
- Used
- fair
- Paperback
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Oakville, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Sault Ste. Marie / Grand Rapids: Young's Art Studio / James Bayne Co. Unpaginated (approx. 58 pp, excluding covers), oblong (6 3/4" H x 9" D), with string ties. No date (c1910). Title page continues: "Mammoth Power Developed and Industries Established - The Growth of Two Large Cities - In the Land of Hiawatha." Two page introduction, followed by b&w photographs with captions (some fold-out), showing the locks and their surroundings, including pictures of power houses, industries, shipping, fishing, etc. Also some 'set up' views from the poem 'Hiawatha'. Interior - most pages have a very small soft crease or curl at corners - one has a sharp corner crease, one page with a 1" archivally taped margin tear and one with a tiny repaired tear, some very light soiling to some pages, one fold-out picture has fore-edge creases another has several corner creases at fore-edge Exterior - covers have moderate edge wear, corner creases, one tiny corner piece missing, two edge tears archivally taped, a few tiny scuffs and some very light rubbing; spine has repaired tears, light soiling and light edge wear; browning to edges of text block.. Soft Cover. Fair. Illus. by A.E. Young, photographer..
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- Capricorn Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30504
- Title
- THE TWO SOOS, AMERICAN AND CANADIAN, ON THE FALLS OF THE ST. MARY'S RIVER. THE HISTORY OF LAKE NAVIGATION, THE NATIONS COMMERCE PASSING BY ITS DOORS - THE LARGEST AND MOST USEFUL LOCKS IN THE WORLD BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED AND DESCRIBED.
- Author
- Young, A.E., Compiler
- Illustrator
- A.E. Young, photographer.
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Publisher
- Young's Art Studio / James Bayne Co.
- Place of Publication
- Sault Ste. Marie / Grand Rapids
- Keywords
- Sault Ste. Marie, Two Soos, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Ontario, Locks, Navigation, A.E. Young, Photography, Photographers, Early 20th Century, St. Mary's River, Great Lakes Navigation, Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Rapids, Commercial Shipping, Freighters, C
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography; American History & Travel; Transportation; Canada - Ontario; Canada - Photography;
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