SPEARS, John R.
Illustrated Sketches of Death Valley and Other Borax Deserts of the Pacific Coast.
First Edition of John R. Spears' Illustrated Sketches of Death Valley and Other Borax Deserts of the Pacific Coast
Chicago and New York: Rand, McNally & Company, Publishers, 1892.
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First edition of this classic travelogue. Octavo, original publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, frontispiece, title page vignette photograph, illustrated with photographs and maps. In near fine condition, bookplate to the front free endpaper.
Illustrated Sketches of Death Valley and Other Borax Deserts of the Pacific Coast (1892) by John R. Spears is a late nineteenth-century travelogue and historical account that documents the extreme environments of Death Valley and neighboring desert regions. In addition to describing borax mining operations and the famous twenty-mule teams, Spears gives sustained attention to the region’s geology, flora, and fauna, emphasizing the resilience of desert plant life adapted to aridity, heat, and mineral-rich soils.
Illustrated Sketches of Death Valley and Other Borax Deserts of the Pacific Coast.
$450.00
In Stock
