THE GRAND COLORADO : The Story of a River and Its Canyons

Watkins, T.H.; & Contributors; Hyde, Philip (Photography); (Wallace Stegner, Foreword)

Verlag: American West, Palo Alto, CA, 1969

Beschreibung

Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated, gilt embossed orange linen boards/Fine. DJ/VG; strong & sound w/nips, rubs & small losses to leading edges & corner tips. Topographical map of the Grand Canyon to endpapers. Biography of the Colorado River and its canyons. Contributors are: William E. Brown, Jr.; Robert C. Euler; Helen Hosmer; Roderick Nash; Roger Olmsted; Wallace Stegner; Paul S. Taylor; and, Robert A. Weinstein. The essays, many of which were first published elsewhere, are presented in 3 parts: Part I, The Myth; II, The Conquest; and, III, The Legacy, followed by a geologic account of the region by Clarence E. Dutton. Besides color plates of Philip Hyde, text is augmented by b/w archival photos. Fine copy in a lesser condition dust jacket. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 008960

Bibliografische Details

Titel: THE GRAND COLORADO : The Story of a River ...

Verlag: American West, Palo Alto, CA

Erscheinungsdatum: 1969

Einband: Hardcover

Illustrator: PhilIp Hyde (Photographer)

Zustand: Near Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good

Auflage: First Edition, First Thus