Click for full-size.
Skyline Camps: A Notebook of a Wanderer in Our Northwestern Mountains
by Eaton, Walter Pritchard
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good, plus
- Seller
-
DeLand, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: A. Wilde Company, Publishers, 1922. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good in a Good Dust Jacket. Very Good/Good, plus. Photography by Fred H. Kiser.. Uncommon dust in jacket; bound in brown cloth, bright stamped gilt lettering to spine and front cover, with sepia-toned photographic pastedown of a waterfall on the center of front cover.
Books shows very light external. Binding is firm. Previous owner's name appears on front-free-endpage. Pages are clean and without markings. The work is illustrated with photographic plates. Photographic portrait of the author attached to the first blank page. Illustrated with 18 photographic plates by Fred H. Kiser. 8vo; 8 inches tall; 245 pages. First Edition - First Printing.
The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Minimal shelf handling wear. The uncommon dust jacket has modest wear with mild edge wear and a toned spine. Jacket is preserved in new Mylar cover.. A handsome and collectible account of early National Park exploring.
An interesting first-hand account of camping and trekking in Glacier Park, Lake Chelan, Crater Lake, Mount Jefferson the Appalachian and along the Columbia Highway.
Books shows very light external. Binding is firm. Previous owner's name appears on front-free-endpage. Pages are clean and without markings. The work is illustrated with photographic plates. Photographic portrait of the author attached to the first blank page. Illustrated with 18 photographic plates by Fred H. Kiser. 8vo; 8 inches tall; 245 pages. First Edition - First Printing.
The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Minimal shelf handling wear. The uncommon dust jacket has modest wear with mild edge wear and a toned spine. Jacket is preserved in new Mylar cover.. A handsome and collectible account of early National Park exploring.
An interesting first-hand account of camping and trekking in Glacier Park, Lake Chelan, Crater Lake, Mount Jefferson the Appalachian and along the Columbia Highway.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Blind Horse Books [ABAA - FABA]
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16341
- Title
- Skyline Camps: A Notebook of a Wanderer in Our Northwestern Mountains
- Author
- Eaton, Walter Pritchard
- Illustrator
- Photography by Fred H. Kiser.
- Format/Binding
- Very Good in a Good Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good, plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- A. Wilde Company, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1922
Terms of Sale
Blind Horse Books [ABAA - FABA]
Institutions may be invoiced. We offer dealers in associations courtesy. Please contact us for arrangements.
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.
About the Seller
Blind Horse Books [ABAA - FABA]
Biblio member since 2011
DeLand, Florida
About Blind Horse Books [ABAA - FABA]
Building Your Great Collection; One Fine Book at a Time.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Collecting and Using City Directories
Don’t overlook that old city directory - it is priceless for authors, collectors who focus on specific cities, geneaology, and other niche interests. Learn more...
What is a professional bookseller?
Just about anyone can sell a book, but a professional bookseller knows the ins and outs of the rare book trade. Learn more!
