Journeys of Observation.
by RICKARD, T. A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: Dewey Publishing Company, 1907. First edition. Tall and thick octavo. This volume actually contains two titles; Among the Mines of Mexico & Across the San Juan Mountains. xvi, 255, [1]; vii, [1], 130 pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs, drawings and diagrams. Publisher's sage cloth pictorially illustrated in colors after a design by Maynard Dixon, black spine and cover lettering, top edge gilt, remainder uncut. Some minor wear to extremities but overall a very attractive copy.Inscribed by the author; "With Christmas greeting from the author and the dedicatee [author's wife], Victoria [Canada], December 25, 1933."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 70272
- Title
- Journeys of Observation.
- Author
- RICKARD, T. A
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dewey Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1907
Terms of Sale
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2012
Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
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- Top Edge Gilt
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