The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
de Griggs, Robert F
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good+
- Librería
-
Portland, Maine, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Washington DC: National Geographic Society, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated with 233 photographic illustrations, including some folding plates and sixteen in color. Nine maps including a large color folding map at rear. The author was the Director of the National Geographic Expeditions to the Mt. Katmai region of Alaska from 1917-19. The Mt. Katmai region was the site of one of the world's largest volcanic eruptions. The dramatic effects of that eruptions are photographically and scientifically documented in the detailed report. The folding map shows the Katmai National Monument, Alaska, est. in 1919. The Katmai region is noted for its Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes and for its brown bears. Light shelf/edge wear, light toning to gilt at spine, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, fold-out frontispiece. 8vo. 340pp. plus advert. Illus. (color and b/w plates).
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- Librería
- Lux Mentis, Booksellers
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 10450
- Título
- The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
- Autor
- Griggs, Robert F
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good+
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- National Geographic Society
- Lugar de publicación
- Washington DC
- Fecha de publicación
- 1922
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
