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Jim White's Own Story: The Discovery and History of Carlsbad Caverns (75th Anniversary Edition)
by James Larkin White / Carlsbad Caverns-Guadalupe Mountains Association
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good +/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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NZ$21.09NZ$14.76
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About This Item
Carlsbad, NM: Carlsbad Caverns-Guadalupe Mountains Association, 1998 Carlsbad Caverns-Guadalupe Mountains Association, Carlsbad, NM. 1998. Softcover/oversize wraps. This is a facsimile reprint of the 1932 Self-Published brochure by Jim White in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the National Park Service management of the park. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light bumping to edges of oversize wrap. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is secure n saddle staples; text is secure in binding. Unpaginated 4to. This is Jim White's (who discovered and explored the caverns) own story. It details the discovery, exploration, and the final recognition as a National Park in the 1930s. Many B&W photographs. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015372
- Title
- Jim White's Own Story: The Discovery and History of Carlsbad Caverns (75th Anniversary Edition)
- Author
- James Larkin White / Carlsbad Caverns-Guadalupe Mountains Association
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Carlsbad Caverns-Guadalupe Mountains Association
- Place of Publication
- Carlsbad, NM
- Date Published
- 1998
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Carlsbad Caverns, National Park, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Carlsbad New Mexico, bats, caves, cave exploration, Jim White, Eddy County, desert landscape, New Mexico history, Carlsbad Caverns-Guadalupe Mountains Association
- Bookseller catalogs
- New Mexico Related;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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