Illustrated sketches of Death Valley and other borax deserts of the Pacific coast Tapa blanda - 1977

Sagebrush Press, 1977-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. .

Sagebrush Press, 1977. Paperback. Good.

Morongo Valley, CA: Sagebrush Press, 1977. "John Randolph Spears was the first professional writer to visit, photograph, and write about Death Valley; his 1891 journey into this remote desert paralleled the international acclaim which followed the discovery and exploitation of borax. This publication provided the reading public with the first interesting and accurate account of pre-20th Century Death Valley, as well as portions of Nevada and the surrounding desert country..." 226 pp. plus 9 pages of advertisements. Photographs. Stiff illustrated covers. Cover corners are rubbed, edges are dirty and smudged, wear to spine ends. Page edges are slightly dirty. Front cover pulled away from title page. Interior is tight, clean and Near Fine. Howes S-829.. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good-. Illus. by Photographs. Size: Approx. 5 " x 7 1/4". Death Valley.

Sagebrush Press, January 1977. Paperback. Very Good - Cash. Minor rubbing and edge wear to cover, with light reader wear to pages. Still great condition. Unmarked pages. Secure pages, solid binding. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edn: 1st. Thus. Facsimile Reprint.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1977(1892)* Publisher: The Sagebrush Press.* Binding and cover condition: Text-illustrated soft card covers. No bumps or rubs. Some shelf wear to edges & corners. Light creases to spine, not to hinge. Overall a little darkened and grubby. VG* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. Penned price to inside front cover. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, no tanning or other visible faults. Top-edge has some marks. VG+* Illustrations: B/w photos throughout with a few small b/w line drawings.* Pages: 226 pp. text. vi pp. advertisements at rear.* Product Description:- While this facsimile book centres around the fascinating history of the California Borax discovery, mining, and production, it is as well full of wonderful stories of the first desert explorers and settlement. It gives an idea of how difficult every day life was in the latter part of the… Leer más