The Land of Little Rain.
by AUSTIN, MARY
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Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1903. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Cloth, very good. Later edition, without "1903" on the half title page. Zamorano Eighty 2: These charming sketches of the desert and semi-desert country comprising the Owens Valley and the approaches to the great sink of Death Valley have become practically a classic. Cowan p.24. Graff 114. Howes A400. Powell, California Classics pp. 44-52. Dobie p. 20.
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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- Darwin Labordo Books (US)
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- 2079
- Title
- The Land of Little Rain.
- Author
- AUSTIN, MARY
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company
- Date Published
- 1903
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