An American reader = a centennial collection of American writings published since 1838 of unique value as entertainment, as a reflection of their times, as history, and as integral parts of the national past. Selected from the publications of the house of Putnam, 1838-1938, edited, with an introduction, by Burton Rascoe.
"... a special gift edition limited to two hundred copies and prepared for the guests of the first midwest regional conference of the American booksellers association ... [signed] Melville Minton [and] Earle H. Balch"