Vintage 1923 Story Of The Grand Canyon Of Arizona N H Darton Fred Harvey PB Blue

Vintage 1923 Story Of The Grand Canyon Of Arizona N H Darton Fred Harvey PB Blue

Blue softcover wraps show light rubbing, mild edge and corner wear, and slight spine and tip creasing with a tiny chip at the back top edge. Interior pages are evenly toned with age but remain clean and unmarked; binding is secure and all photographic plates, diagrams, and text pages are intact.

Brand/Publisher: Fred Harvey, Kansas City, Missouri.

Title: Story of the Grand Canyon of Arizona: A Popular Illustrated Account of Its Rocks and Origin.

Author: N. H. Darton, Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey; language: English.

Format: Vintage softcover booklet/pamphlet, seventh edition revised and enlarged, copyright page noting first edition 1917 and this seventh edition 1923.

Subject/Topic: Outdoor and nature writing focused on the Grand Canyon of Arizona, combining geology, natural history, and travel guide information for visitors.

Illustrations and contents: Illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographic plates of canyon vistas, trails, and viewpoints plus geological diagrams and a final geological map. Chapters discuss the origin and history of the canyon and its rocks, views from El Tovar and Yavapai Point, Bright Angel and Hermit trails, the North Rim, Desert View, Lipan Point, Bright Angel Canyon, and other notable locations.

Special attributes: Early Fred Harvey Grand Canyon souvenir and geology guide written by a U.S. Geological Survey geologist, appealing to collectors of Southwest history, national park ephemera, and vintage outdoor and nature books.