Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Gilpin, Laura. The Rio Grande River of Destiny. Duell, Sloan and Pearce. New York, 1949.
Price: US$38.75 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hardback in good condition. stain on back cover otherwise in very good condition. small note written inside
Seller: Bingo Used Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
Laura Gilpin. The Rio Grande River of Destiny. Duell, Sloan & Pearce, Inc., New York, 1949.
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Book shows wear, spine is slightly cocked, boards show some fading, some light foxing to edges of pages. DJ shows foxing to rear panel, chipping on all edges, missing piece on spine. First page with half-title has a missing piece in top corner. Second Printing. While the book is obviously flawed, it is still a wonderful treatise on the wilderness river of the Rio Grande.
Seller: Rio Bound Books, San Marcos, TX, U.S.A.
Gilpin, Laura. The Rio Grande River of Destiny. Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1949.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Top edge spine (head of spine) slight fraying; xlib ; slight wear and ghosting cover; Ex-Library; 10.5 X 8.3 X 0.9 inches; 243 pages
Seller: Ann Becker, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Spine sunned, fraying at head and heel of spine and corners of boards, edges of boards and page edges tanned, store sticker on front free endpaper. Lacks dust jacket. 243 pp., b/w plates from photographs. [deV]
Seller: Maya Jones Books, Cerrillos, NM, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: Minor library marks copyright page and verso of front free endpaper, fine in near fine dust jacket with closed tear, light edgewear, and a bit of wrinkling. Signed by Gilpin on half title page; Signed by Author(s)
Seller: Herland Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Gilpin, Laura. The Rio Grande River of Destiny. New York, 1949.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1st Ed., xii + 243 pp., plates, map endpapers, nice copy in torn, protected dj, An outstanding pictorial account.
Seller: T A Swinford, Bookseller, sun city west, AZ, U.S.A.
Laura Gilpin. The Rio Grande: River Of Destiny. Duell, Sloan And Pearce, New York, 1949.
Price: US$103.50 + shipping
Description: Second printing in light green cloth with price-clipped jacket. Book very good with some bumping, and age toning to the map endpapers. Tight binding. Jacket is good, with tape repairs to the top edge and bottom of spine area. Signed by Gilpin on half-title page.
Seller: The Book Merchant, LLC, Stillwater, OK, U.S.A.
Gilpin, Laura. THE RIO GRANDE River of Destiny.. Duell, Sloan & Pearce, New York, 1949.
Price: US$112.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 4to 11" - 13" tall; 244 pages; Jacket with light chipping, rubbing and wear.
Seller: Circle City Books, tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 244 pages. Map on endpapers. Bibliography. Illustrated with photos. Very good in dust jacket. (173)
Seller: Colorado Pioneer Books, Centennial, CO, U.S.A.
Gilpin, Laura. The Rio Grande: River of Destiny. Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1949.
Price: US$148.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: "I" on Publishers page indicating 1st edition/1st printing for this Publisher at that date, Inscribed to former owners, Signed and Dated "October 17 - 1949" on half title page - light toning/soiling to edges of text block - rubbing to bottom corners of boards with very small to tiny spots (2) of cloth covering worn away - top corners of boards very lightly bumped - 3 very small spots of stain/soiling to rear board - toning to front/rear end papers - original booksellers small sticker to lower right of front paste-down - 7/8" deep x 1/4" wide paper clip imprint to top edge of pages 191-199 - text and photographs are clean, mylar enclosed price-clipped dj shows edge wear, light toning, light soiling and some scuffing to front panel and fold to front flap - 51/4" wide x 1/2" deep piece missing from top right of rear panel, around spine and top left edge of front panel - 1/4" tear with associated 2" crease to bottom left of front panel - 2 small chips along top edge with 3/8" tear and 3 small chips along bottom edge of rear panel - chipping to bottom edge with a vertical crease to spine - a chip each to top/bottom of fold rear panel to flap - chip to top and 3/8" tear to bottom of fold front panel to flap, numerous black & white photographs, maps to front/rear end papers
Seller: H.S. Bailey, Fort Myers, FL, U.S.A.
Gilpin, Laura. The Rio Grande: River of Destiny. Duell, Sloan,& Pearce, New York, 1949.
Price: US$185.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 244pp.; HB green w/brwn.; slight rub w/bookplate; clean,tight pgs. DJ white w/blk.spine-photocover w/orange; rubbed w/wear on edges&corners; 1"chip all along tp.edge;sunned. "An interpretation of the river, the land, and the people" over 200 photos. signed by Gilpin
Seller: Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery, truth or consequences, NM, U.S.A.