Shirrefs Herbert P (2 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. THE RICHARDSON LAKES: JEWELS in the RANGELEY CHAIN, by Herbert P. Shirrefs; Edited and with a Foreword by Randall H. Bennett- 1995- Bethel Historical Society, Bethel, Maine- FIRST EDITION ('First Edition' STATED)- This is NOT an ex-library book- BINDING is thick pictorial SOFTCOVER; binding and text are generally neat, clean and solid, GOOD with NO extraneous writings or bookplates, Just general wear. Overall, a SOLID COPY of the fairly UNCOMMON FIRST EDITION. a WELL-DONE and DETAILED HISTORY of the area. Contents include: DISCOVERING the RICHARDSON LAKES, ROCKS and ICE, INDIANS ANCIENT and MODERN, METALLAK, OLD MAPS and their MAKERS, George Frost Richardson, ANDOVER, SPORTING CAMPS and PUBLIC HOUSES, SOUTH ARM CAMPGROUND, OLD CAMPS, LOGGING and DAM CONSTRUCTION, FISH and FISHING. and much, much, much, much more. 485 pages ILLUSTRATED with UNCOMMON PHOTOGRAPHS throughout and INCLUDES MAP (suitable for framing) in 'pocket' at rear (a FACSIMILE of 'FARRAR'S MAP of the RANGELEY LAKES REGION and the SOURCES of the MAGALLOWAY and ANDROSCOGGIN RIVERS, Drawn expressly for Farrar's Illustrated Guide Book, by M. M. Tidd, 1876') with EXTENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY and INDEX at rear. MBH925-03.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 485-page hardcover in blue cloth with gilt title on spine. Edited and with an introduction by regional historian Randall H. Bennett. An exhaustive and well written history on the area 30 years in the making with many black and white photo illustrations. Covers much on sporting and sporting camps, maps and map makers and those who wrote earlier about the area. A good read. Comes with a large foldout reproduced map of Farrar's Map of the Rangeley Lakes Region of 1876. Book and map near fine, with no owner's marks. Unclipped jacket, in archival clear cover, has light wear and rubbing, otherwise very good. Ships in a box. We specialize in the Maine woods.…