Description: (Californiana) James, George Wharton: Heroes of California: Hardcover. Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, MA. 1910. B&W Photographs: 1st Edition, 1st Printing. Very Good+ This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping and edge wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown page, and a long previous owner's inked gift notation on the front endpaper. "James had a long-running feud with Charles Fletcher Lummis, a California writer with similar regional interests. Both men also explored the American Southwest, becoming acquainted with Father Anton Docher, a French-born missionary priest who served at Pueblo of Isleta in New Mexico for 34 years. James's books included the well-received The Wonders of the Colorado Desert (1906) , Through Ramona's Country (1909) , In and Out of the Old Missions of California (1905) , and The Lake of the Sky (1915). Characteristics of his writing included romanticism, an enthusiasm for natural environments, idealization of aboriginal lifeways, and promotion of health fads. " (from Wikipedia) 3 #49619 $35
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Author: James, George Wharton
Book Title: Heroes of California
Cover: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown, and Company
Publication Year: 1910
Place Published: Boston, MA
Pages: 515p.
Topic: Californiana
Format: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Printing: 1st Printing
Book Condition: Very Good+
Defects: This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust, jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright, condition. There is some beginning bumping and edge wear to the, spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are, clean and bright. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the, front pastedown page, and a long previous owner's inked gift, notation on the front endpaper. "James had a long-running feud, with Charles Fletcher Lummis, a California writer with similar, regional interests. Both men also explored the American, Southwest, becoming acquainted with Father Anton Docher, a, French-born missionary priest who served at Pueblo of Isleta in, New Mexico for 34 years. James's books included the, well-received The Wonders of the Colorado Desert (1906) ,, Through Ramona's Country (1909) , In and Out of the Old, Missions of California (1905) , and The Lake of the Sky (1915)., Characteristics of his writing included romanticism, an, enthusiasm for natural environments, idealization of aboriginal, lifeways, and promotion of health fads. " (from Wikipedia)
Illustration Type: B&W Photographs
Binding: Hardcover
Subject: Californiana
Place of Publication: Boston, MA
Year Printed: 1910
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
