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Secret Language of Snow
by Williams, Terry Tempest; Major, Ted
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 039486574X
- ISBN 13
- 9780394865744
- Seller
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Moab, Utah, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco And New York: Sierra Club/Pantheon Books. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1984. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 039486574X . First printing with full number line on copyright page; not the more common library binding. Inscribed by Williams for "John" on the title page. Teal paper boards quarter bound with white cloth. Bronze lettering on spine. Boards are in near fine condition with mild soiling. Illustrated dust jacket with pink and black lettering on cover and spine. Jacket is wrapped in mylar and price clipped. Minor edge wear; slight fading to spine. Tight binding and clean interior. Embossed stamp from previous owner Howard F. Albee, a Utah geologist, on the front free endpaper. Includes black-and-white illustrations by Jennifer Dewey throughout. This is the first book by acclaimed author, educator, and conservationist Terry Tempest Williams. Aimed at a juvenile audience, the book "explores the phenomenon of snow through the vocabulary of the Inuit people of Alaska" (from jacket). ; B&W Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 129 pp; Signed by Author .
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- Bookseller
- Back of Beyond Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 024821
- Title
- Secret Language of Snow
- Author
- Williams, Terry Tempest; Major, Ted
- Illustrator
- Dewey, Jennifer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 039486574X
- ISBN 13
- 9780394865744
- Publisher
- Sierra Club/Pantheon Books
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco And New York
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- 039486574X, Terry Tempest Williams, Juvenile, Arctic, Eskimos, Inuit, Alaska
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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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