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Controversial James - an Essay on the Life and Work of George Wharton James
by Larson, Roger Keith
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Moab, Utah, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: Book Club of California. Fine with no dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Burgundy cloth boards with gilt embossed image of a basket on front cover. Lavender endpapers. Burgundy paper slipcase with paper paste-down title on spine. Light fading to edges of slipcase. Book is in fine condition; extremely clean with a tight binding. One of 400 copies from the Yolla Bolly Press. Signed by the author, the grand niece and nephew of George Wharton James, and Carolyn and James Robertson of Yolla Bolly Press. Filled with an array of gorgeous black and white photography featuring James at various stages of his life, fliers for his lectures, and Native Americans in their native landscape. An essay on the life and work of the popular American lecturer, photographer, journalist, and editor. ; Oblong Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 98 pp; Signed by Author .
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- Seller
- Back of Beyond Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 015532
- Title
- Controversial James - an Essay on the Life and Work of George Wharton James
- Author
- Larson, Roger Keith
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Book Club of California
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- Biography, Photography, Signed, Limited Edition
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About the Seller
Back of Beyond Books
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Moab, Utah
About Back of Beyond Books
Located in the heart of the desert southwest Back of Beyond Books is an indie bookstore in Moab, Utah. The name of the store was drawn from one of Edward Abbey's most well-known fiction titles, The Monkey Wrench Gang. We specialize in natural history, environmental literature, southwestern guidebooks & maps, Native American books, and Western history. But we also carry a wild assortment of fiction, science, philosophy, current affairs, rare books, and generally other cool stuff.
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- Paste-down
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- Edges
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- First Edition
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- 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...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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