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THE QUIET WORLD; Saving Alaska's Wilderness Kingdom, 1879 - 1960
by Brinkley, Douglas
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0062005960
- ISBN 13
- 9780062005960
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York, N.Y.: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2011. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Color / B&W photos. Thick & tall 8vo, black quarter cloth with silver lettering on spine over off-white boards, illustrated with 26 glossy pages of photos (mainly color), archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped: US $29.99) with photo of Alaskan mountains above a map of Alaska and the NW Pacific coastline, B&W/gray pictorial endpapers of mountains, Index, x, [xi-xii] + 576 pages. Weight: 2 lbs. 1 oz. NEAR FINE COPY overall: tight, bright, and clean with immaculate maps and photos. Only defect is a slight bump to the volumes upper corners, and minute edgewear to the unclipped dust jacket. No previous owner or remainder marks.<br /> <br /> Douglas Brinkley (born 1960) is an American author, Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities, and professor of history at Rice University. Brinkley is the history commentator for CNN, Presidential Historian for the New York Historical Society. He is a public spokesperson on conservation issues.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8974
- Title
- THE QUIET WORLD; Saving Alaska's Wilderness Kingdom, 1879 - 1960
- Author
- Brinkley, Douglas
- Illustrator
- Color / B&W photos
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0062005960
- ISBN 13
- 9780062005960
- Publisher
- HarperCollinsPublishers
- Place of Publication
- New York, N.Y.
- Date Published
- 2011
- Keywords
- Alaska, photos, illustrated, John Muir, national parks, environment, naturalists, Ansel Adams, Emerson, politics, Eisenhower,
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Jacket
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- Tight
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