The World of Water: Exploring the Sacramento Delta by Gardner, Erle Stanley - 1965-01-01

NY: William Morrow. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth gilt. First edition. Slight wear to points. The DJ in mylar is slightly soiled/edgeworn. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

William Morrow, 1964. First edition, 160p, color frontis. photo, b/w photos. Hardbound, brown cloth, slightly bumped lower corner of front board, otherwise in near-fine condition, clean and unmarked, in good unclipped ($5.00) dj with moderate wear, small chips and tears.

New York : Morrow, 1965. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 160 pages; Description: 160 p. : ill. (some col. ) , map, ports. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Boats and boating --California --Delta Region. Sacramento River (Calif. ) --Description and travel

Morrow, 1965. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Sm 4to. 160 pp. Brown cloth with gold lettering to the spine. Soiling to covers. Unclipped jacket ($5.00) has moderate rubbing to the front panel, some fading to the spine. Warmly inscribed by Gardner on the half-title page.

New York: William Morrow & Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1965. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Inscribed by Gardner on the half-title page, "To Miriam Olsen with all best wishes. Yours, Erle Stanley Gardner." Olsen has written her name on the free endpaper. Corners bumped, and slight soiling to the dust jacket. Publisher's price of $5.00 on the front flap. ; 160 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Morrow, 1965. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Spine lettering a little worn and a little foxing, also on the spine, a very good copy lacking the dustwrapper. Non-mystery travel book. Inscribed by the author: "To 'Bimbo' with best from yours, Erle. Erle Stanley Gardner.

New York: Morrow, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. 8vo (9-1/2" x 6"). 160pp. Inscribed on half-title page by author. Includes three letters and envelopes to this fan. 1) 6/22/65 from Thelma Lyon (secretary) thanking the fan for a sperm whale tooth he had sent and mentioning that Mr. Gardner is out of town. 2) 7/2/65 From author (signed on personal stationary) thanking fan again for tooth, asking fan to reply to several questions and stating that he is sending the fan a copy of "The World of Water". 3) 8/5/65 from Thelma Lyon thanking fan for a booklet on ivory (probably in response to letter #2) and explaining that he is out of town again working on another book about "The World of Water. Scans of letters available upon request. Slight shelf wear to head of spine, 1/4" scrape to tail. Text block tight and unmarked. Unclipped DJ in Mylar, 1/16" chips to head/tail of spine, foxing to DJ which is more apparent on back panel.