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From the Preface: "Much of my adventuring in Kansas has been spent in pursuit of what I call 'wild space' - uncluttered landscapes that embody a quiet beauty that eludes the hurried and undiscriminating eye. Kansas abounds in such beauty, and the photographs I've chosen for this book are intended to celebrate its abundance and variety."
Book - Good condition. This book has very little wear EXCEPT for a damaged area on the front bottom near the spine, but that does not affect any of the text or photographs within the book. This first edition book is signed and inscribed by author to previous owner, dated 1988.
Dust Jacket - Good condition. The dust jacket has light rubbing/bumping EXCEPT it also has the same damaged area as the book.
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128 pages.

From the Publisher's Preface: "This is a book of discovery - an exploration of Kansas in photographs and words. The photographs are by Wes Lyle, and they are matched with quotations researched by James Fisher. The maps provide an accurate sense of place for each photograph."
Book - Good condition. Gray cloth over boards with silver gilt on spine. Some soiling/stain at top and bottom of covers. Ink inscription on half title page. Pages are clean. Binding is good.
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From inside dust jacket: "PrairyErth is a vigorous and exalted evocation of the American land, its people, its past, its hopes. The very word "prairyerth," an old geologic term for the soils of our central grasslands, captures the essence of the Americal tallgrass country. Only a writer of William Least Heat-Moon's gifts could find in a single Kansas county the narrative of an epic, the nonfiction equivalent of the great American Novel."
"Instead of traveling endless miles, [the author] takes us on an exploration of time and space, landscape and history, in one fragment of the Great Plains."
Chase County is a sparsely populated tract in the Flint Hills of central Kansas. PrairyErth lovingly details its 744 square miles and 3,000 souls till it looms as large as the universe while remaining as initimate as a village.
Book - Fine condition. Tan paper over boards w navy cloth spine and gold gilt text. I did note one creased corner. Very minimal edge/corner wear. Clean and tight.
Dust Jacket - Fine… Read More