Lynd Bob (5 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Tight binding, Signed by editor on title page, marked 164/500. Interior is otherwise clean and unmarked with a few b/w photos throughout. Formatted from the couple's reports to the Tacoma Times, it has been laid out in a kind of diary-like format chronicling the couple's journey following the footsteps of Lewis and Clark through the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. 316+ pages. Signed by Editor.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. Two book set. Main book is signed by Henry L. Armstrong on the title page and is number 298/500. Very good paperbacks with tight bindings and clean pages. Minimal wear to edges and corners of covers and spine. Top corner of spine is bumped. Photo Supplement has the remainder of a sticker attached to the bottom left corner of the front cover.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Editor.…

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Self-published paperback with seperate photo supplement volume (70 pages), both in new condition. SIGNED and numbered (356 of 500) by author. Story of young newspaper reporter and wife who canoe the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers as a way of publicizing the State of Washington Golden Jubilee, leaving behind a fascinating chronicle of river life during the pre-damn and pre-interstate highway era. The Photo supplement covers many interesting subjects, such as working boats, riverside residences, and activities along shore. For example, page 146: "Range cattle. Seldom were we out of sight of cattle during the whole 3600 miles to New Orleans," Lynd wrote. The text is rich in anecdote and comment on local activities. SIGNED and numbered by author. Signed by Author(s).…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. None. Signed on the title page and numbered 226 of 500 by the editor Henry L. Armstrong. 316 pages. The travels and histories of Bob and Louise Lynd of two great rivers. The editor placed more emphasis on the Missouri because of the Lynd's description of enchantment and romance they experienced on that winding, slow moving river, that gave them a sense of wonderment as they rounded each new bend. On the other hand, they were not hesitant in expressing much disappointment in the character of the wide Mississippi. The book is from the Lynd reports to the Tacoma Times in 1939. A very historic journey, almost forgotten, that has now been brought to life. A nice copy. Signed By Henry L. Armstrong.…

A singular item. Folio (21 3/4 x 14 inches). 38 leaves. Stiff wrappers. Some soiling and foxing to wrapper but very attractive.In celebration of Washington State's Golden Jubilee, Bob and Louise Lynd of Tacoma, Washington, decided to canoe from Montana to Louisiana. This is a scrapbook chronicling that journey. Inside are pasted dozens of newspaper stories concerning the Lynd's various adventures on that trip. The compiler of this scrabook, an "FZ", spent quite some time on the cover. Aside from the wording already mentioned there is also "Tacoma's Own Ambassadors of Good Will" and "Lewis and Clark a la 20th Century". There is also a large map of their journey (in red, blue and black) and a charming drawing of them sitting in a canoe.Their 3,500 mile journey in part retraced the path of the Lewis and Clark expedition. The Lynds, travelled in a tiny canoe supplied by Henry Foss and built by Earl & Floyd Willits. The Lynds, Bob was a former newspaper reporter, also wrote a series of articles, exclusive to the Tacoma Times, relating their experiences in publicizing Washington's Jubilee celebration to the states bordering the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. The Willits Brothers handcrafted their wooden canoes in Tacoma, later Day Island, from 1908-1967. In 2006 a book about their famous trip was published.…