The Desert : Further Studies in Natural Appearances
by Van Dyke, John C.; Photographs by J. Smeaton Chase
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Prescott, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Illustrated Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Terracotta cloth hardcover with gilt lettering and small illustration to spine and front; no jacket; 233 pages; b&w photos; a later printing of the first illustrated edition--1925 being the latest date on the copyright page. Very good condition: very slight wear to spine tips and corners; gilt on spine is slightly dull; clean; spine is slightly slanted; hinges strong; gift inscription inside dated 1930; slight interior toning. New plastic protective jacket..
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- Bookseller
- The Old Sage Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 128884
- Title
- The Desert : Further Studies in Natural Appearances
- Author
- Van Dyke, John C.; Photographs by J. Smeaton Chase
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Illustrated Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Date Published
- 1925
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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The Old Sage Bookshop
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Prescott, Arizona
About The Old Sage Bookshop
Situated in historic downtown Prescott, Arizona, The Old Sage Bookshop offers a fine selection of new southwest books as well as quality used books for the collector, the seeker, and the avid reader. This is a small but mighty bookshop.
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