Search Results: the desert further studies in natural by van dyke john

Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999. Paperback. Like New. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Johns Hopkins University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Johns Hopkins University Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.

Johns Hopkins University Press. Very Good. 1999. Softcover. 0801862248 . Former small village library book, minimal markings. Glossy covers, solid binding. Minimal wear. Clean unmarked pages. ; American Land Classics; 7.30 X 5.0 X 0.60 inches; 240 pages .

The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999-08-12. Paperback. Used: Good.

IDB Productions, 2017-01-01. MP3 CD. New. The Desert is a sumptuous, elegiac depiction of the natural beauty of the American Southwest. "What land can equal the desert with its wide plains, its grim mountains, and its expanding canopy of sky!" John Charles Van Dyke, a cultivated art historian, found "sublimity" in the desert's "lonely desolation," which past compeers had seen only as wilderness, and his narrative has a conservationist taste which appears manifestly prevailing. "The deserts should never be reclaimed," he scribes. "They are the breathing spaces of the west and should be preserved for ever." The fluctuating hues of the atmosphere, hummocks, and shingle interest John, as do the figments. He rejoices the "long overlooked commonplace things of nature"-- cactus and blubber log, barren land creatures, and "winged life," the birds and insects. His narrative has a philosophical connotation. "Not in vain these… Read More

MP3 Audio CD. The Desert is a sumptuous, elegiac depiction of the natural beauty of the American Southwest. "What land can equal the desert with its wide plains, its grim mountains, and its expanding canopy of sky!" John Charles Van Dyke, a cultivated art historian, found "sublimity" in the desert's "lonely desolation," which past compeers had seen only as wilderness, and his narrative has a conservationist taste which appears manifestly prevailing. "The deserts should never be reclaimed," he scribes. "They are the breathing spaces of the west and should be preserved for ever." The fluctuating hues of the atmosphere, hummocks, and shingle interest John, as do the figments. He rejoices the "long overlooked commonplace things of nature"-- cactus and blubber log, barren land creatures, and "winged life," the birds and insects. His narrative has a philosophical connotation. "Not in vain these wastes of sand ... simply because they are beautiful in themselves and good to look upon whether they be life or… Read More

MP3 Audio CD. The Desert is a sumptuous, elegiac depiction of the natural beauty of the American Southwest. "What land can equal the desert with its wide plains, its grim mountains, and its expanding canopy of sky!" John Charles Van Dyke, a cultivated art historian, found "sublimity" in the desert's "lonely desolation," which past compeers had seen only as wilderness, and his narrative has a conservationist taste which appears manifestly prevailing. "The deserts should never be reclaimed," he scribes. "They are the breathing spaces of the west and should be preserved for ever." The fluctuating hues of the atmosphere, hummocks, and shingle interest John, as do the figments. He rejoices the "long overlooked commonplace things of nature"-- cactus and blubber log, barren land creatures, and "winged life," the birds and insects. His narrative has a philosophical connotation. "Not in vain these wastes of sand ... simply because they are beautiful in themselves and good to look upon whether they be life or… Read More

Cornell University Library, 2009-09-22. Paperback. Good.

HardPress Publishing, 2013-01-28. Paperback. Good.

Arizona Historical Society, 1976. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book and dust jacket have minor wear. A nice copy. ***PROMPT, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE!***

HardPress Publishing, 2013-01-28. Paperback. Good.

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Palala Press, 2016. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Paperback / softback. New.

New.

Tucson: Arizona Historical Society, 1976. Facsimile reprint of the second edition. Hardcover, in dust jacket. Faint strip of sunning lower edge, still fine in fine dust jacket, in mylar cover..

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2010-09-10. Paperback. Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007-06-01. Paperback. Used:Good.