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John Muir Naturalist A Concise Biography --- 1959 First Edition SIGNED
by John Winkly, M.A,, D.D
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Martinez: John Muir Hstorical Park Association, 1959. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1959 First Edition Inscribed and SIGNED by the author on the blank FFEP. Original green cloth with gilt lettering front and spine. The book has clean covers, tight binding, no foxing, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages (other than the author's signed inscription), The book measures 203mm tall x 143mm and has 141 pages, 12 b/w photos. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003074
- Title
- John Muir Naturalist A Concise Biography --- 1959 First Edition SIGNED
- Author
- John Winkly, M.A,, D.D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- John Muir Hstorical Park Association
- Place of Publication
- Martinez
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Arrampicata, sierras, sierra nevada, yosemite
- Bookseller catalogs
- CALIFORNIA Climbs and Mountains; California; Alaska;
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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