STANDING UP COUNTRY : The Canyon Lands of Utah and Arizona

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf; Univ of Utah; & Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, 1964. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Text/NEW & Bright. Vintage 1964, Stated First Edition; Alfred A. Knopf in collaboration w/Univ of Utah and the Amon Charter Museum of Western Art. Illustrated, gilt embossed bi-color boards/NF w/small brown soiling (coffee drop?) to surface. DJ/None. PO to fEP. Classic "biography" of the carved sandstone country of southeastern Utah & northeastern Arizona, a region little on America's mind prior to 1921 plans for the Glen Canyon Dam & creation of Lake Powell. Dr. C. Gregory Crampton (1911 - 1995) led the team that surveyed the historical geographic sites projected to be modified by water control. Volume records the detailed fieldwork that inspired a new generation of naturalists & photographers to continue recording the majestic natural beauty of the canyon region. Illustrated w/over 100 photos (16 in color), maps & geological cross sections. 191 pgs plus separately paginated Index to photos, 12 chapters: 1, Names on the Land; 2, Standing Up Country; 3, The Mythical River; 4, Topographical Engineers; 5, The Scientists; 6, Canyon Country Primeval; 7, Mormon Frontier; 8, Hole-in-the-Rock; 9, The Rock Jungle; 10, El Dorado; 11. Canyon Conquest; and, 12, Symphony in Sandstone. Fine copy, less dustjacket.