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Tertiary History of the Grand Canon District with Atlas

by Dutton, Clarence E

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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 (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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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
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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Chipping
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