CALIFORNIA: The Land of the Sun

Author: Austin, Mary
Title: CALIFORNIA: The Land of the Sun
Publication: London: Adam and Charles Black, 1914
Edition: First Edition

Description: Hardcover. One of the best titles in the Black's Beautiful Books series. Palmer's vibrant illustrations nicely compliment Austin's vivid descriptions of some of California's best natural scenery, including Monterey Bay, the Central Valley, and Yosemite. 32 tipped-in color plates by Sutton Palmer, with a folding map. Octavo. Beautifully bound in full green cloth, with lovely art nouveau pictorial decorations designed by Henry Hunt Clark on the spine and front board. Internally crisp and clean, with a period bookseller's label (Paul Elder) to the rear pastedown. The boards are bright and vibrant. In the exceedingly uncommon dust jacket, which is edgeworn and a bit chipped with a few small spots. Very good / Very good.

Seller ID: 76542

Subject: California

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