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The Land of Poco Tiempo
by Charles Fletcher Lummis
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Sampson, Low, Marston and Company, 1893. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Charles Fletcher Lummis (1859-1928) A Harvard drop-out, flamboyant and influential personality, author, adventurer, Native American advocate. Rare First English Edition of Lummis' classic on the state and region of New Mexico. Book called Very Good Plus or better, closer to near Fine. 310 pages with black and white text illustrations and period photographs, publisher's brown cloth with bright gilt titles to spine, fantastic bright gilt image of a burrow portrait on front board. Crisp copy! Tight and square, NO previous owner bookplate or writing, very clean original clay end papers, trace of edge and corner wear, else FINE, Text never read condition. Book protected in a custom mylar sleeve.,. bright and clean. Superior book. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003759
- Title
- The Land of Poco Tiempo
- Author
- Charles Fletcher Lummis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Sampson, Low, Marston and Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1893
- Keywords
- New Mexico, ,Charles Lummis, The American West,
Terms of Sale
Pacific Coast Books
10 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.
About the Seller
Pacific Coast Books
Biblio member since 2015
Gleneden Beach, Oregon
About Pacific Coast Books
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- New
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
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