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Land of Little Rain
by Austin, Mary, Illustrated by E. Boyd Smith
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good +
- Seller
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Carmel Valley, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1920. First Edition Thus. . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good +. Fine Crisp. Small Octavo. Mustard colored cloth printed in green and light brown, jacket tape reinforced at the head of the spine otherwise a very good + example of the jacket with a Condor gliding over the title. This is a true second edition (1920) being a smaller binding and sheets printed with the same type set but with a different colored ink for the illustrations (Medium Brown) and the illustrations have been moved around on the indivdual pages and omitted in a few instances. The jacket is altogether different with no Coyote as on the front panel of the first edition jacket and having commentary on the newest Austin books ( 26 Jayne St. being the the latest book, published in 1920.) Often overlooked as a later printing, this is actually a new edition retaining the charm and allure of the scarce and expensive first edition in original jacket. Amer. 1st, california fiction, literature, desert, Edwards - Enduring Desert, zamorano 80, Cowan, Howes.
Synopsis
A stunning tribute to the savage beauty of the area known as Death Valley. To most travelers it is a parched, empty territory, unwelcoming and forgiving. In a collection of essays that date back almost a century, naturalist and writer Mary Austin (1868-1934) breathes life into the desert landscape, describing its savage beauty, its plants and animals, and the occasional human visitor.
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- Bookseller
- California Bookseller - J. R. Aboud
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000113
- Title
- Land of Little Rain
- Author
- Austin, Mary, Illustrated by E. Boyd Smith
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus.
- Publisher
- Boston: Houghton Mifflin
- Date Published
- 1920
- Keywords
- CALIFORNIA AUTHOR FICTION E. BOYD SMITH
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mary Austin;
Terms of Sale
California Bookseller - J. R. Aboud
All Books are sold net and are guaranteed as described. All books are returnable within 5 days of receipt for any reason. M/C and VISA is available if desired. Shipping ( Media Mail) is $5.00 for the first book and $2.00 for each book there after. Overseas charges (and insurance if requested) are by cost. 7.25% Calif. tax is required at the time of purchase and a Dealer re-sale number on file is required for a 10% dealer discount. E-mail: CalBookSlr@aol.com. Phone 831 659 1065Address: California Bookseller Sleepy Hollow / Carmel ValleyCA 93924
About the Seller
California Bookseller - J. R. Aboud
Biblio member since 2006
Carmel Valley, California
About California Bookseller - J. R. Aboud
California Bookseller offers select books relating to California Art, History and Literature of the Golden State. Gold Rush books & Pacific Voyages to California are a specialty. California fine Press, select maps & broadsides, lithographs & lettersheets are also available.
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