Random House Hardcover Fair Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Random House Hardcover Fair Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Random House Hardcover Fair Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Random House Hardcover Good Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

American Printing House for the Blind Hardcover Fair Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Landmark Books 1953 Hard cover Vosburgh, Leonard Very good in good dust jacket. Dj has two small tears at top of spine 182 p. Includes: illustrations, index.

[publisher: Random House] Hardcover Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.1
[Dallas, TX, U.S.A.]

[publisher: Random House] Hardcover Light wear and discoloring to the cloth; pages yellowed; name inside marked out; a good sound binding. The dust jacket has some creasing, discoloring and wear. Illustrator: Vosburgh, Leonard . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Juvenile; Inventory No: 187785.
[Lexington, MO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1953]
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NY: Random House, Date: 1953. Illustrated endpapers, very clean and tight textblock; Blue binding with red stamped decoration and title on front cover, light bumping to head and foot of spine. Unclipped, lightly edge-worn dust jacket, with lightly bumped and worn spine extremities. 182p., including index.. Light Blue Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good (in mylar). Illus. by Leonard Vosburgh. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 1953. Random House [US]

[publisher: Random House, New York] Hardcover Part of the Landmark series on history meant for young readers by good authors. Would be a nice copy but for stain to top edge of front and rear boards which is musty. Small chip at bottom of front panel. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
[Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1953]

Random House 1953 hardcover Good in Acceptable jacket 1953 edition. Dust jacket is in poor condition, with a diagonal tear across front that has been repaired with tape, and some soiling and other wear. Blue cloth boards have some fading and soiling around edges, otherwise good. Binding is good. There is a used bookplate on front endpaper, that has old cellophane tape all the way around. Pages are clean and unmarked, with light toning. 182 pages. LO.

Random House/Landmarks First Edition Hardcover Very Good in Very Good jacket Pages are clean and unmarked, althought moderately toned. Minor rubbing to the edges and corners of the DJ. Medium sized chip to the upper edge of the DJ on the front panel. Smaller chipping to the head and foot of the DJ spine. DJ is now protected by a mylar cover. Binding is tight and square.

New York: Random House ( Landmark Books ), Date: 1953. Book. Illus. by Leonard Vossburgh, Illustrator. Very Good+. Hardcover. Solid hardcover book in original dust jacket. "Young Readers of America Selection." Light blue cloth boards with red an burgundy wreath decoration, burgundy lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Very slight hint of browning to edges. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Clean illustrated endpapers, with child's bookplate (no name) on front free endpaper. Pages and edges are clean. Illustrated by Leonard Vossburgh. 182 pages with index. Dust jacket is clean, has a few short closed edge tears, shallow chipping at top spine edge, one small corner chip on rear panel; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. The fascinating history of the Erie Canal brought to life by Samuel Hopkins Adams, an authority on the great canal that changed the course of history for New York State.. 1953. Random House ( Landmark Books ) [US]

Random House/Landmarks, Date: 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Pages are clean and unmarked, althought moderately toned. Minor rubbing to the edges and corners of the DJ. Medium sized chip to the upper edge of the DJ on the front panel. Smaller chipping to the head and foot of the DJ spine. DJ is now protected by a mylar cover. Binding is tight and square. 1953. Random House/Landmarks [US]

[publisher: Random House] Hardcover 1953 edition. Dust jacket is in poor condition, with a diagonal tear across front that has been repaired with tape, and some soiling and other wear. Blue cloth boards have some fading and soiling around edges, otherwise good. Binding is good. There is a used bookplate on front endpaper, that has old cellophane tape all the way around. Pages are clean and unmarked, with light toning. 182 pages. LO
[West Columbia, SC, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1953]

[publisher: Random House, NY] Hardcover Illustrated endpapers, very clean and tight textblock; Blue binding with red stamped decoration and title on front cover, light bumping to head and foot of spine. Unclipped, lightly edge-worn dust jacket, with lightly bumped and worn spine extremities. 182p., including index. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
[Colorado Springs, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1953]
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Random House, Date: 1953. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1953. Random House [US]

Random House, Date: 1953. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1953. Random House [US]

[publisher: Random House] Hardcover Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.9
[AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.]

American Printing House for the Blind, Date: 1966. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1966. American Printing House for the Blind [US]

Random House Hardcover Dust jacket in good condition. Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

[publisher: New York, Random House] Hardcover 182 Seiten mit einigen Abbildungen, illustriert von Leonard Vosburgh Schutzumschlag etwas berieben und kl. Randeinrisse, sonst guter und sauberer Zustand Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 460 8° , Leinen- Hardcover/Pappeinband mit Schutzumschlag,
[Murstetten, Austria] [Publication Year: 1953]
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New York:: Random House, Date: 1953.. Young Readers of America edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: light blue cloth with title and series device printed on the front cover, the top edge tint is red; a Good book, with a Very Good dust jacket.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Index. Landmark endpaper style showing two-color scenes. Description: Illustrated by Leonard Vosburgh. This is Number 34 in the Landmark series. This series presents historic and biographical books for young readers, designed to hold the attention as well as to inform. Lives of outstanding people and topics of interest in American and world history are presented in story form with illustrations. ''Most likely the Erie Canal would never have been built but for the strong-minded De Witt Clinton. He saw the wisdom of it, and nothing could weaken his determination. So on the Fourth of July, 1817, digging for the canal was finally started. How it was carried through to success is told in this exciting book. An authority on the canal, about which he has written many stories, Mr. Adams is descendant of people who lived along the 'Erie water'. As a boy, he often heard his grandfather tell about his journeys on the canal, and about the men who built it.'' Samuel Hopkins Adams is also the author of three other books in the Landmark series: General Brock and Niagara Falls, The Pony Express, and The Santa Fe Trail 1953. Random House [US]

[publisher: Random House, New York] Hardcover Young Readers of America edition. Hardbound 8vo (8.5 inches tall) 182 pages. Index. Landmark endpaper style showing two-color scenes. Description: Illustrated by Leonard Vosburgh. This is Number 34 in the Landmark series. This series presents historic and biographical books for young readers, designed to hold the attention as well as to inform. Lives of outstanding people and topics of interest in American and world history are presented in story form with illustrations. ''Most likely the Erie Canal would never have been built but for the strong-minded De Witt Clinton. He saw the wisdom of it, and nothing could weaken his determination. So on the Fourth of July, 1817, digging for the canal was finally started. How it was carried through to success is told in this exciting book. An authority on the canal, about which he has written many stories, Mr. Adams is descendant of people who lived along the 'Erie water'. As a boy, he often heard his grandfather tell about his journeys on the canal, and about the men who built it.'' Samuel Hopkins Adams is also the author of three other books in the Landmark series: General Brock and Niagara Falls, The Pony Express, and The Santa Fe Trail BINDING/CONDITION: light blue cloth with title and series device printed on the front cover, the top edge tint is red; a Good book, with a Very Good dust jacket.
[Oroville, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1953] ...
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New York: Random House, Date: 1953. (1953), 182pp, illus., illus. eps, blue cloth w/ black design & lettering, 'Landmark Books, No. 34', light shelfwear to cover, light soiling to pg edges, a few small tears & slight edgewear to dj, contents clean & unmarked.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good -. Illus. by Leonard Vosburgh. 1953. Random House [US]