First edition hardcover book in clean unclipped dust jacket. Beige cloth boards with green lettering on spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages and edges are clean; tasteful previous owner bookplate on front free endpaper. Illustrated with wonderful drawings by Alice Caddy. 233 pages. Clean jacket is not price clipped (3.50 on front inside flap), unchipped, some wear to fold edges; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Burman writes about real living characters of his time along the Mississippi River valley--from the Chinese of the shrimp platforms in Barataria Bay to Captain Bill Menke, king of showboatmen, and Captain Dick Dicharry of the Tennessee Belle. Title: Children of Noah: Glimpses of Unkown America Author Name: Burman, Ben L. Edition: 1st Edition Illustrator: Alice Caddy, Illustrator Location Published: New York, Julian Messner, Inc.: 1951 Binding: Hardcover Book Condition: Very Good Jacket Condition: Very Good Type: Book Categories: Americana, Rivers Seller ID: 033227 Keywords: americana, ben lucien burman, first edition, mississippi river, river life
