Item #17433 The Tilghman's Island Story, 1659-1954. Raymond R. Sinclair.
The Tilghman's Island Story, 1659-1954

Extremely Scarce Tilghman Island History

The Tilghman's Island Story, 1659-1954

Privately Printed, 1954. 1st Edition. 8vo. Very Good. Item #17433

An extremely scarce history of this storied waterman's island on Maryland's Eastern Shore, signed by the author under his name on the title page.

"The first attempt at compiling a local history of the Island covers history, education, religion, geography, boatbuilding and boats, war service, public buildings, and fishing fairs, and includes a 1954 directory of residents" - Pritchett, 149

Typographical wraps. 150pp. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Very mild edge wear to wraps.

Overall an exquisite copy of this very tough-to-find Eastern Shore history.

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