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Roland Pertwee. The River of God (PRIVATE, LIMITED PRINTING WITH 3 SIGNED LETTERS). Privately published by George Goodspeed & printed by The Anthoensen Press, 1951.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: PRIVATE, LIMITED PRINTING. INCLUDES THREE SIGNED LETTERS. This 1951 private printing of 100 copies was done by George Goodspeed for a few of his friends. It comes with three signed letters: one from Walter Muir Whitehall of the Library of the Boston Athenaeum; one from Jack Cunningham of Brookline, Mass.; and one from Paulslay (?). The book is in memory of Charles Goodspeed (George's father) is the last fishing tale Charles read. This story was first published in 1928 by Saturday Evening Post. Then it became nearly forgotten and Charles Goodspeed did not include it in his 1946 A Treasury of Fishing Stories. George Goodspeed had the story printed and distributed it to a few friends and the letters with it are the responses of three of those friends. The cover is from a design by Rosamond Loring. Full refund if not satisfied.

Seller: Shelley and Son Books (IOBA), Hendersonville, NC, U.S.A.