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UTAH: The Land of the Blossoming Valley
by James, George Wharton
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good/Very good
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston: The Page Company, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. One of James' four contributions to the See America First series, preceded by California, Romantic and Beautiful (1914), Arizona, the Wonderful (1917), and New Mexico, The Land of the Delight Makers (1920). Discusses both the history and natural beauty of the Beehive State in a characteristically romantic fashion, and includes an excellent account of the Mormon migration and influence in Utah. Octavo. In the original green cloth binding, with lovely Art Nouveau designs stamped in gilt, cream, blue, and green. In the exceedingly scarce dust jacket and two-part box with paper title labels. Light browning to the extremities of the dust jacket, with some shallow chipping to the spine head. The box is soiled and splitting along the seams, with some general edgewear and light staining. Complete examples are rare, and one would be hard pressed to find a better one.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71067
- Title
- UTAH: The Land of the Blossoming Valley
- Author
- James, George Wharton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Page Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1922
- Keywords
- Western Americana, Utah, Mormons, Travel, See America First, Trade Bindings
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Established in 1981, johnson rare books & archives is located in the heart of downtown Covina, about 20 miles east of Los Angeles. Our shop is currently open by appointment Thursday - Saturday from 11am - 6pm (please call ahead) and houses an inventory of some 30,000 titles, ranging from the general second-hand to the truly antiquarian. For more information, visit our website at www.johnsonrarebooks.com or call 1-626-967-1888.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
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