In the Beauty of Meadow and Mountain

Early 20th-century naturalist's tribute in words & pictures to Nature in all her glory, with poems & spiritual musings describing the author's journeys through woods & meadows & prairies, along rivers, up mountains, along the California coast, through Yosemite, & more. Lots of descriptions of flowers. Not a modern reproduction, this is the true FIRST EDITION, first printing, in 344 pages with pen-and-ink sketches & black-and-white photographs (many by the author's wife, illustrative artist Almina Martindale Woods) throughout the text. Hardcover book has olive green cloth-covered boards with deeper green/black lettering & design to front cover & spine. Condition is VG: extremely clean, binding strong & straight, pages slightly off-white. Old gift inscription dated 1926 from Reno, NV inside front cover; NO other writing, underlining, or highlighting; NOT ex-lib. Flaws: bumped corners & both ends of spine, rubbing to extremities. No DJ (as issued).Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping if ordered by 2 pm weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next day.

Product Info

Publisher: Jennings and Graham

Year: 1913

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

Seller Info

GargoyleBooks

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Country: United States