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.
Editore: Bethel Historical Society, Bethel, ME, 1995
Da: Ray Boas, Bookseller - Established 1980, Walpole, NH, U.S.A.
HC. B&W illustrations (illustratore). 485pp ISBN 0961415347 Folding map in rear pocket. good+ w/lightly rubbed and chipped dustjacket (hardcover).