Colorado River
by Kipp, J.B
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Moab, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Los Angeles: Muir Dawson. Good with no dust jacket. 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Burnt orange boards with black title imprint on front. Limited edition of 180 copies printed at the private press of Muir Dawson; 45 in wrappers for presentation and 135 in boards for sale. The copy comes from Muir Dawson's collection, although not marked as such. 1 3/4" piece missing along the spine and light rubbing to edges. Overall good.This volume reprints the first published account of James White's controversial trip down the Colorado River in 1867, two years before Powell. The account was originally published in the San Bernardino Guardian. Includes an introduction by Francis P. Farquhar and a selected bibliography. Farquhar 40. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 7 pp .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Back of Beyond Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020367
- Title
- Colorado River
- Author
- Kipp, J.B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Muir Dawson
- Place of Publication
- Los Angeles
- Date Published
- 1950
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Colorado, River, Colorado River, James White Controversy, Utah, John Wesley Powell
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Back of Beyond Books
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Moab, Utah
About Back of Beyond Books
Located in the heart of the desert southwest Back of Beyond Books is an indie bookstore in Moab, Utah. The name of the store was drawn from one of Edward Abbey's most well-known fiction titles, The Monkey Wrench Gang. We specialize in natural history, environmental literature, southwestern guidebooks & maps, Native American books, and Western history. But we also carry a wild assortment of fiction, science, philosophy, current affairs, rare books, and generally other cool stuff.
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- Rubbing
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- Edges
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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