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The Unforeseen Wilderness. An essay on Kentucky's Red River Gorge.
by Wendell Berry & Gene Meatyard
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
-
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1971. First Edition. Cream cloth with gilt particulars to spine. Printed dustjacket with small loss to top of front hinge. Half title signed by both Berry and Meatyard. A very nice, clean copy without previous owners' names or other markings. ; Square 8vo ; [97], [44] pages; Signed by Author & Illustrator; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail. .
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- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4118
- Title
- The Unforeseen Wilderness. An essay on Kentucky's Red River Gorge.
- Author
- Wendell Berry & Gene Meatyard
- Illustrator
- Gene Meatyard
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky
- Place of Publication
- Lexington, Kentucky
- Date Published
- 1971
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Photography, Natural History, Americana, landscape
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography;
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
Biblio member since 2008
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
We are a brick & mortar store located between I95 and the Florida Turnpike. We focus on the visual aspects of books and the book as artifact. We have large Art and Graphic Art sections including haute couture magazines but also carry Architecture, Ancient & Classical History, Performing Arts and Books on Books & Antiques. We have a large selection of Antiquarian Books, Antique maps & Antique prints. Hours by chance or appointment.
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- First Edition
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- Hinge
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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....
- Cloth
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