The Thousand-Mile Summer in Desert and High Sierra.
by Fletcher, Colin
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Berkeley, CA: Howell-North Books, 1964. First edition of Fletcher's classic first book. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with photographs from the author. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Dean Well from Colin Fletcher." Fine in a very good dust jacket. Uncommon signed. The Thousand Mile Summer by Colin Fletcher is the author's chronicle of his 1958 hike along the entire eastern edge of California. Fletcher writes of traveling on foot along the Colorado River, though Death Valley and the High Sierra.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 74000
- Title
- The Thousand-Mile Summer in Desert and High Sierra.
- Author
- Fletcher, Colin
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Howell-North Books
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley, CA
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- Colin Fletcher First Edition, The Thousand Mile Summer First Edition
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About the Seller
Raptis Rare Books
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Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
Founded by Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in literature, children's books, economics, photo books, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. Our business model is simple: we strive to handle books that are in exceptional condition and to provide exceptional customer service.
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Inscribed
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- Octavo
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