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Hard cover, 12mo, in original blue cloth with title and author to front board, and upon spine, blocked in gold, top edge dusty, with tissue guarded frontis portrait of the author, copyright dtated 1890, along with a gift inscription dated Dec. 25 1890 to ffep. 261pp. plus 3 page undated publisher's catalogue (includes this work.)**CONDITION: Very Good. Slight rubbing at head and foot of spine, a bit to front board,and a few small marks to rear board. Internally hinges in order, no signs of foxing, clean and lightly age-toned pages with inscription in old ink to prelim. **From catalogue: "Price $1.00. A volume devoted to an examination into, and a narrative of, the traditions and history of Lake Champlain, and a description of the yachting, camping, and fishing to be obtained on its waters and shores. It is a rare and brilliant book--an authority as regards facts, and a delight as regards its descriptive passages. In it appears Mr. Murray's famous chapter on the Great National Park of the Republic, which has awakened so much interest and caused so much comment among the tourists of the country. " (p.3). The outline of Murray's proposed national park is huge, spanning Niagra Falls to Maine's Mount Dessert Island west to east, and stretching south to include the New Hampshire seacoast. Plum & Scribner (1958) No. 352.
Ref: ADIR 9338
$50.00