Tertiary History of the Grand Canon District with Atlas
by Dutton, Clarence E
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Moab, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. Good. 1882. Hardcover. Includes atlas and monograph. Original brown cloth boards with gilt lettering on both volumes. Bien & Co. Are lithographers of the atlas. Overall good condition. Boards of monograph have cracked gutters, heavy wear to all edges and gilt lettering is faded; text block has light toning and soiling throughout; plates are clean. Boards of atlas have cracked gutters, heavy chipping and loss to 3" at foot of spine, all edges have heavy wear and soiling; first endpaper is detached from text block and has moderate chipping to fore edge; views in the atlas have light foxing and minor offsetting, but are still vibrant. Farquhar calls this "One of the greatest, if not the very greatest of all Grand Canyon books. The atlas, containing the superb panoramic views by William H. Holmes and a drawing by Thomas Moran, is a rich portfolio of art as well as a collection of maps and an exposition of geology." Image depicts a view from the Atlas. Farquhar 73. ; 264 pp .
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- Bookseller
- Back of Beyond Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018787
- Title
- Tertiary History of the Grand Canon District with Atlas
- Author
- Dutton, Clarence E
- Illustrator
- Holmes, William Henry and others
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D.C.
- Date Published
- 1882
- Keywords
- Exploration, Grand Canyon, Clarence Dutton, Atlas
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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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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Chipping
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- Cloth
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