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These Storied Mountains (Inscribed. First Edition.)
by John Parris
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Asheville, North Carolina: Citizens-Times Publishing Company, 1972. Inscribed, First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Dorothy Luxton Parris (Sketches); Hugh Morton (Cover photo). Inscribed by the Author. Inscribed. First edition, 1972. Hardcover. Bound in hunter green publisher's cloth. Covers are plain with gilt lettering on the spine. Includes section about the author at the back. [14] 372 pp. Illustrated dust jacket in full color depicts a landscape of the mountains and a photograph of the author and his dog on the back. Inscription on the front flyleaf reads: "To Lucile & Quealy Walker - | Who have a love | and see affinity for | these mountains too. | With best wishes - | John Parris | Sylva N.C. | Nov. 4, 1972". <br><br>FROM THE DUST JACKET: "Here is a rich, new collection of mountain folk tales and mountain folkways, traditions and legends mined from the hills of Western North Carolina by the mountains' special chronicler. This is John Parris, mountainborn himself, writing with skill and sympathy and the ease of familiarity about a people of great dignity and simplicity of character, and a land of almost magical and intoxicating beauty. [...]"<br><br>CONDITION: External cover shows mild wear with light foxing along textblock edges. Unmarked except for the author's inscription. Dust jacket is moderately worn with some chipping and fading. Price clipped. A crease along the head of dust jacket ends at an 1/2 inch closed tear at the corner with a crease. Hinges are strong and binding is sound. A nice, solid copy. Full refund if not satisfied.
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- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 072153
- Title
- These Storied Mountains (Inscribed. First Edition.)
- Author
- John Parris
- Illustrator
- Dorothy Luxton Parris (Sketches); Hugh Morton (Cover photo)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Inscribed, First Edition
- Publisher
- Citizens-Times Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Asheville, North Carolina
- Date Published
- 1972
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- These Storied Mountains, John Parris, Mountain Bred, My Mountains My People, Roaming the Mountains, The Cherokee Story, Deadline Delayed, Springboard to Berlin
- Bookseller catalogs
- North Carolina;
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
We specialize in books by and about C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, the Inklings, and their Friends.
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- Gilt
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- Price Clipped
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- Edges
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