Alluring Arizona. by Nelson, William Hamilton - July, 1938.

San Francisco:: Self Published, July, 1938.. 4th Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: rust colored cloth with gilt and dark green text and vignette; the top edge of the text block shows foxing, extending down into the page in several instances, otherwise a Very Good book; no dust jacket.. Small 8vo (about 7.75 inches tall) . Description: This copy is Signed and dated, with a personalized note, by the author. Decorative chapter caps. Includes a frontis with tissue guard and nine additional black and white plates. The subtitle reads: ''Being a Series of Connected Sketches of the Youngest State in the American Union, and the Oldest in the World. Beginning with the primitive inhabitants, the cliff dwellers, telling of the coming of the Spanish explorers; the discovery of the Grand Canyon; the description of it. A description of the petrified forests; painted desert; the Indian petroglyphs, or picture writing; something about Hopi Indian architecture, and the Hopi snake dance; the story of the Apache Trail and finally, Arizona Today; presenting a pageant of progress, and painting a picture of Arizona from the mystic past to now.'' [1927] This was originally published in July, 1927.