Celebrated American Caverns, Especially Mammoth, Wyandot, and Luray Together with Historical, Scientific, and Descriptive Notices of Caves and Grottoes in Other Lands
by Hovey, Horace C
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co, 1882. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo, pp xii, 228 + ads, with illustrations, folding maps of Mammoth and Wyandot. Original embossed brown cloth with gilt lettering. Corners bumped, minor soiling on back cover, original owner's inscription ("D.W. Garrigues, Bot. 12/4/85 at Luray Caverns, Luray VA") on front pastedown, map of Mammoth Cave has a closed tear, but still about very good overall. Although this book focuses on the cave systems listed in the title (with more content on Mammoth Cave than any other), there are also chapters on the structure, varieties, and contents of American cave systems in general, a history of the uses of caves as dwelling and places of worship and burial, and shorter descriptions of Howe's Cave (NY), Judge's Cave (CT), Simsbury Caverns (CT), Pickett's Cave (CO), and others.
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- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20615
- Title
- Celebrated American Caverns, Especially Mammoth, Wyandot, and Luray Together with Historical, Scientific, and Descriptive Notices of Caves and Grottoes in Other Lands
- Author
- Hovey, Horace C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Robert Clarke & Co
- Place of Publication
- Cincinnati
- Date Published
- 1882
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Natural History;
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About the Seller
Walkabout Books
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Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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