Mountain Man: The Story of Belmore Browne...(specially bound second trade edition, signed by the author)
by Robert H. Bates
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- fine
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Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Clinton, NJ: Amwell Press, 1991. Second edition. Hardcover. fine. The second trade edition custom bound exclusively for the Frank Russell Company. Oversized hardcover in brown cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. Signed by Bates on the copyright page. In slipcase with tipped on color illustration. xvii+ 424 pp. Illustrated with vintage photos, maps and reproductions and with 28-page section of color plates of Browne's paintings. Fine, bright example in fine slipcase. Belmore Browne (1880-1954) was an American artist best known for his paintings of Alaska, the Northwest and the Canadian Rockies. He joined a number of mountain climbing and exploration expeditions including the first ascent of Mt. Wshington. He tried three times to climb North America's highest point, Mt. McKinley, falling short each time.
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- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GE19608
- Title
- Mountain Man: The Story of Belmore Browne...(specially bound second trade edition, signed by the author)
- Author
- Robert H. Bates
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second edition
- Publisher
- Amwell Press
- Place of Publication
- Clinton, NJ
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- art, alaska, rockies, canada, northwest, west, artists, mountain climbing, nature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
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The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
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About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
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