Through The Grand Canyon From Wyoming to Mexico
by E. L. Kolb With a Forward by Owen Wister
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used; Very Good
- Seller
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Haines City, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: Macmillan Co. , 1940. Hardcover. Used; Very Good . pioneering Grand Canyon photographers Ellsworth and Emery Kolb rowed down the Green and Colorado Rivers through the Grand Canyon. Remarkably, they brought a newfangled motion-picture camera along for the ride and became the first to record the Grand Canyon on film. The resulting movie was shown at the Grand Canyon for some sixty years. Photo Illustrated from photographs taken by the author and his brother (76 plates). Pictorial cover outlined with gilt lettering, Spine gilt lettering faded but still readable. Binding Still Tight nice Clean Copy 344 PPInscribed by both Authors To John J.McKim with kind wishes of Ellsworth and Emery Kolb July 2, 1941 Grand Canyon Arizona.
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- Bookseller
- Books Music Videos 4 U (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ABBK12812
- Title
- Through The Grand Canyon From Wyoming to Mexico
- Author
- E. L. Kolb With a Forward by Owen Wister
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used; Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Macmillan Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1940
- Weight
- 2.63 lbs
- Keywords
- Grand Canyon- First Movie Camera- E.L. Kolb- Wyoming- Mexico
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- 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...
- 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.