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Redwood Country: The Larva Region and The Redwoods (American Folkways)
by Powers, Alfred (Caldwell, Erskine – Editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Duell, Sloan & Pearce, New York, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. foreword by author and index. Map illustrated endpapers, showing a map of the continental United State and its states. Red coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured stamped titles, within a black panel on the backstrip. American Folkways symbol stamped in black coloured ink on the front panel. Dark pink coloured tint to the top text block edge. Photographic dustwrapper, photograph taken by Ansel Adams, with black and pale yellow coloured titles to the front panel and gray and black coloured titles to the backstrip. A book about the states that have the giant redwood trees and great lava deposits on their borders – Southern Oregon and northern California. it's not only a book about the geography / geology of this area but also history and its natural history. An American Folkway Book. Softening with fading to the backstrip and rubbing to the book corners and to the lower book edges. Dust marks to the top textblock edge with browning and scattered foxing to the other textbook edges. Light age toning of the pages. Chipping to the dustwrapper corners and backstrip edge. Small closed tears to the top dustwrapper edge and some chips missing from the lower dustwrapper edges. There is a 1.5 " tear to the top left hand corner of the front panel. Sunning to the dustwrapper panels and light browning of the verso. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [4], V - XVIII, [4], 292, [4] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Geography & Maps; United States; History. Inventory No: 0119307. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0119307
- Title
- Redwood Country: The Larva Region and The Redwoods (American Folkways)
- Author
- Powers, Alfred (Caldwell, Erskine – Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Duell, Sloan & Pearce
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1949
- Keywords
- BZDB2 geology, natural history, history, Northern California, Southern Oregon, Redwood trees, Lava deposits, American Folkways series Geography & Maps; United States; History. Unbranded Powers, Alfred (Caldwell, Erskine – Editor) Redwood
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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