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Peregrine Smith, 1977-01-01. hardcover. Good. 9x6x1.

Peregrine Smith. Good+. 1977. Hardcover. 0879050314 . 1977 facsimile edition. This is the text volume only. Ex-library sticker at the bottom of the spine. The spine was spilt at the front joint and I reglued it with archival glue. The binding is tight. Sold as it. Still a good reading and reference copy, just aesthetically looks rough on the spine. ; 9.13 X 6.57 X 1.11 inches; 264 pages .

The University of Arizona Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2001. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0816521816 . Large format hardcover with dustjacket, a beautiful copy, a short crease to the cloth at bottom spine is the only remarkable book flaw, mild rubbing is the only flaw to the glossy jacket and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, first printing of this new edition as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page, "Originally published in 1882, Clarence Dutton's Tertiary History of the Grand Canon District has become one of the definitive books on the Grand Canyon - No one who has thrilled to the majesty of the Grand Canyon will fail to be moved by this timeless work"; 264 pages .

University of Arizona Press, 2001. Book. Like New. Hard Cover with Dustjacket. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize hardcover with dustjacket: like new / like new. Jacket in new mylar protector. A very nice reprint of the 1882 publication. Might cost extra for shipping..

Santa Barbara And Salt Lake City: Peregrine Smith, Inc.. Good. 1977. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Atlas only, missing the monograph. Limited edition of 1500 copies. Reprint of the 1882 edition with original title page facsimile. Illustrated slipcase. Slipcase is cracked 6 inches along the top edge, 4 inches along the bottom edge and has moderate soiling. Atlas sheets have minor creasing to the corners (in the margins) but are otherwise clean. Overall good condition. The atlas includes twelve maps by Dutton, eleven in color, and 12 views by Holmes and Moran, with five in color and five tinted. Farquhar 73: "One of the greatest, if not the very greatest of all Grand Canyon books....The atlas, containing the superb panoramic views by William H. Holmes and a drawing by Thomas Moran, is a rich portfolio of art as well as a collection of maps and an exposition of geology." Shipping will cost extra due to size and weight of the book. ; Color Illustrations; 17 x 20 inches .

In overall good condition, no pages missing. Shipping can take between 2-6weeks for international deliveries. Hardback copies may or may not have dust jackets, please get in contact for more information.

Peregrine Smith, Inc., 1977. Book. Very Good-. Half-Leather. Limited Edition Reprint. Comprises two parts: Book: half leather (imitation?) hardcover with oatmeal cloth boards; no jacket; brown endpapers; 265 pages; color frontispiece; b&w plates; limited edition facsimile reprint 244/1500; approx. 11-3/8" tall by 8-3/4" wide; very good minus condition with wear to spine and a very slight curve to the binding. The portfolio that holds the maps has matching binding; approx. 20" tall and 17" wide; wear, tear, and chips to spine tips of portfolio; maps are folded in half and open are approx. 19" by 33"; they are in excellent condition but some are missing; there should be 23 total; missing are, 2, 4, 6, 13, 14, 15, 18. This will require extra for shipping..

Peregrine Smith, Inc., Santa Barbara, 1977. Großformatiges Mappenwerk, Leineneinband, Buchrücken mit Golddruck, mit 23 entnehmbaren ausfaltbaren Karten inklusive einem Begleitblatt. Gutes Exemplar (good Condition).

Peregrine Smith, Santa Barbara, 1977. Hardcover. Like New. Book is like new. Book has square edges, and tight spine. Most likely never read, and remained in slipcase. Slipcase in very good condition, with some scuffs on it. Please reach out with any questions, we are happy to send photos! Limited edition. 883/1500. This is volume II.

Santa Barbara: Peregrine Smith, 1977. Limited edition. Quarter morocco over cloth boards with gilt title in illustrative slipcase. Small bookplate else a fine copy in a very good slip case with a 2" tear on one edge and light soiling.. 264 pp. Illus. with 42 color & b/w plates and maps. 4to. No. 221 of 1500 copies. Includes publisher's announcement. Limited Edition reprint of Volume 2 only. Originally printed in 1882. Provenance: From the library of Kenneth E. Hill, with his bookplate.

Santa Barbara, CA: Peregrine Smith, Inc, 1977. First Edition. Slipcased. Very Good. Thomas Moran and William Henry Holmes. #518 of 1500 limited copies [11.5x9in, Atlas folio 20x17in]; Book volume- [i-vi], vii-xxii, 264 pp., [1] limitation, 42 plates, including frontispiece color illustration of Smithsonian Butte by W H Homes (3 color, 8 double pages) of illustrations and images, many charts, illustrations and sketches in text, introduction by Wallace Stegner, index; Atlas volume- 23 loose folio sheets (19.5x16in folded, 32x19.5in opened), list of sheets, 22 color and half toned panoramic illustrations of Grand Canyon District views by Dutton; Book volume has tan buckram cloth covers quarter bound with Moroccan leather spine with gilt lettering, light brown end papers, all edges trimmed; Cream slipcase for book with brown lettering and half-toned bordered illustrations on recto and verso; Atlas volume has same binding and lettering as book; Book is in fine condition with negligible shelf wear, prior… Read More

Santa Barbara: Peregrine Smith. TWO volume set. ATLAS: Fine half brown leather over linen boards. Poor slipcase. Volume II: Fine hardcover with very good slipcase. . Fine. Half-Leather Slipcase. First Thus. 1977.

U.S.A.: Peregrine Smith, 1977. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. BC16H Two fine volumes in fine slipcases in open shrinkwrap. Number 633 in an edition of 1500.

Santa Barbara & Salt Lake: Peregrine Smith Books, 1977. Limited Edition #19 of 1500 sets. Hardcover. Text: 264 pp. Index. Color frontispiece; black & white plates. Folio: 23 sheets (folded) with List of Atlas Sheets & panoramic views & maps. Publisher's half brown leather over linen boards; housed in publisher's illustrated paper slipcases. A fine set in near fine slipcases (folio slipcase openings starting to split & some tearing to closed corners; light, general rubbing). Introduction by Wallace Stegner "One of the greatest, if not the very greatest of all Grand Canyon books...The atlas, containing the superb panoramic views by William H. Holmes and a drawing by Thomas Moran, is a rich portfolio of art as well as a collection of maps and an exposition of geology." (Farquhar Selective Bibliography #73, Colberg B123). Next day shipping. Celebrating our 17th year - all domestic orders ship with Delivery Confirmation Tracking Number - Images available upon request.

Washington : Government Printing Office, c. 1882. One of the boards missing. Title page and maps are separated from the joints with minor losses. . Edition: First Edition, Size: 4vo., Pages: Atlas volume only with few double paged maps. It lacks the double page panoramas. , Category: Book Americas U.S.

Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. Good. 1882. First Edition. Cloth. United States Government Printing Office, Monograph only. 3/4" dark green leather binding over green pebbled boards. Front board detached. Ex-library copy. Interior is clean and free of markings save a few library markings. Tight binding; marbled endpapers (1" x 1/2" chip missing from front endpaper) and edges. This copy was used by Wallace Stegner in his research for "Beyond the Hundredth Meridian", although there is no indication within; no marginalia or owners signature. "Beyond the Hundredth Meridian" was unlike any of Stegner's previous works, requiring research spanning 5 years. Stegner often consulted with his mentor Bernard DeVoto during the writing. At one point Stegner writes to DeVoto, "I really am scared to death to let anybody see this, for some reason. Maybe I know the thing stinks." The writing of Hundredth Meridian would solidify Stegner's… Read More

Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. Good. 1882. Hardcover. Includes atlas and monograph. Original brown cloth boards with gilt lettering on both volumes. Bien & Co. Are lithographers of the atlas. Overall good condition. Boards of monograph have cracked gutters, heavy wear to all edges and gilt lettering is faded; text block has light toning and soiling throughout; plates are clean. Boards of atlas have cracked gutters, heavy chipping and loss to 3" at foot of spine, all edges have heavy wear and soiling; first endpaper is detached from text block and has moderate chipping to fore edge; views in the atlas have light foxing and minor offsetting, but are still vibrant. Farquhar calls this "One of the greatest, if not the very greatest of all Grand Canyon books. The atlas, containing the superb panoramic views by William H. Holmes and a drawing by Thomas Moran, is a rich portfolio of art as well as a collection of maps and an exposition of geology." Image depicts… Read More

Washington DC: Department of the Interior / United States Geological Survey (Printed by Julius Bien), 1882. Hardcover. Good. Folio. 20 1/4 in x 17 3/4 in. Dark brown cloth-covered boards with recent rebacking -- red-gilt-lettering to front board with crossed geologist's hammers design and ruled in gilt, Black morocco spine, lettered in gilt. Shelfwear and rubbing to extremes, with professional reconstitution to worn corners. Library bookplate of Brooklyn Public Library, with 140-year-old accession, class and book numbers. Some paper repair to preliminary page. Title page lithographed by Julius Bien & Co., New York. With 15 double-page color tinted lithographed views of the Grand Canyon, including one after Thomas Moran, and 9 after William H. Holmes. 11 double-page color lithographed maps, and 2 uncolored maps. NOTE: The accompanying Atlas is a former-library copy. Most pages/images have a 2 1/4 inch x 3/4 inch perforating stamp of the Brooklyn Public Library near the outer edge. Chipping to some… Read More

Washington: Department of the Interior United States Geological Survey. , 1882.. Corners bumped, occasional marks to boards, light dampstain to bottom of upper. Interior generally clean and crisp. . Edition: First Edition., Binding: Original brown cloth boards backed in black cloth leatherette, rebacked. Upper lettered in gilt. Silver lettering on spine. Beige pasted and free endpapers., Notes: Atlas volume only.Lithographed by Julius Bien & Co. (New York). Large Folio (505 x 445 mm). Clarence Edward Dutton (1841 – 1912) was an American geologist and US Army officer who began working as a geologist in 1875 under the direction of John Wesley Powell of the US Geological Survey (USGS) department. Working chiefly in the Colorado Plateau region, Dutton wrote on several subjects, including geological studies of the high plateaus of Utah (1879–80), the earthquake in Charleston of South Carolina in 1886, and the present monograph of the Grand Canyon district (1882), which was the USGS’s first… Read More