Land Little Rain

Austen, Mary (text); Carl Van Doren (Introduction), Illustrated by Ansel Adams (photographer): THE LAND OF LITTLE RAIN, Cambridge, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1950

Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. First Thus. Text/BRAND NEW. Ochre linen boards w/orange lettering/VG w/trace wear to corners tips, light soiling & uniform discoloration/fading all over, particularly to spine. DJ/None. Map of Southern California and Nevada (by Milton Cavagarno) on endpapers. Introduction by Carl Van Doren. Mary Austin tells readers, "The country where you may have sight and touch of that which is written lies between the high Sierras south from Yosemite --- east and south over a very great assemblage of broken ranges beyond Death Valley, and on illimitably into the Majave Desert." She speaks of approaching the region by stage coach .. This 1950 republication of the orginal text of 1903 is accompanied by 48 black & white plates from Ansel Adams who says "..not writing to my knowledge conveys so much of the spirit of earth and sky, of plants and people, of storm and the desolation of majextic wastes, of tender, intimate beauty, as does The Land of Little Rain." Two great artists, one creating imagery with words, the other with photographs, are separated in time by almost half a century, present enduring visions of a grand topography in one volume. Strong copy.

[SW: NATURAL HISTORY, AMERICAN SOUTHWEST, MOJAVE, DEATH VALLEY, OWENS ANSEL ADAMS (PHOTOGRAPHER)]

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Merril. Judith; Gotlieb, Phyllis; Barbour, Douglas (ed)...Spider Robinson, Elisabeth Vonarburg, Michael G. Coney, William Gibson, Candas Jane Dorsey, Margaret Atwood, Esther Rochon, Terence M. Green, Robert Priest, Marian Engel, John Robert Colombo, +++: Grouping: "Tesseracts 1" ...wih "Tesseracts 2" ...Canadian Science Fiction ...Hinterlands, Points in Time, God is an Iron, In the Pit, Freeforall, The Winter Market, Willows, Visitation, Raindance, The Byrds, Stardust Boulevard, The Man Doll, Tauf Aleph, Victoria Canada Porcepic Books 1985
ISBN: 088878242X Very Good to Near Fine Ron Lightburn, Jeff Kuipers

....Two (2) large format soft covers (not large print), "Tessetacts 1" (ix) 292 pages, 1st Ed 1st Print, 1985, Very Good condition, tight and square, flat uncreased spine, minor edge wear, front edge has some light soiling (minor), with two page press release loosely laid in & stamped received on title page, ink name / "Tesseracts 2" ISBN 0888782705 , 296 pages, 1st Ed 1st Print, 1987, Near Fine condition, tight square and clean, flat uncreased spine, no names. Contents of "Tesseracts 1": Foreword by Judith Merril / Home by the Sea by Elisabeth Vonarburg / Chronos' Christmas by Rhea Rose / A Strange Visitor by Robert Zend / The Byrds by Michael G. Coney / Report on the Earth-Air Addicts by Robert Priest / Johnny Appleseed on the New World by Candas Jane Dorsey / Letter From Mars-Dome #1 by Eileen Kernaghan / Hinterlands by William Gibson / Points in Time by Christopher Dewdney / Stardust Boulevard by Daniel Sernine / The Last Will & Testament of the Unknown Earthman Lost in the Second Vegan Campaign by D. M. Price / The Woman Who is the Midnight Wind by Terence M. Green / Instinct by Dorothy Corbett Gentleman / Cee by Gerry Truscott / On the Planet Grafool by Benjamin Freedman / Tauf Aleph by Phllis Gotlieb / Anthropology 101 by Gary Eikenberry / The Train by Marc Sevigny / Two Poems by John Robert Colombo / Sophie by Marian Engel / Future City by D. M. Price / Totem by Margaret McBride / An Adventure in Miracle-Land by Robert Zend / 2DWORLD by A. K. Dewdney / Variation by Robert Zend / The Man Doll by Susan Swan / The Early Education of the Num-nums by Robert Priest / The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Writer by Lesley Choyce / Report from the Front by Robert Sward / God is an Iron by Spider Robinson / The Effect of Terminal Cancer on Potential Astronauts by David Kirkpatrick / Afterword: we have Met the Alien (And It Is Us) / The Contributors //// Contents of "Tesseracts 2": Foreword: You Are Here by Phyllis Gotlieb / The Winter Market by William Gibson / In the Pit by Elisabeth Vonarburg / Raindance by Kathryn A. Sinclair / 4179 by David Godfrey / Wilows by Candas Jane Dorsey / Soluble-Fish by Joel Champetier / Visitation by Tom Henighan / Bonsai Man by Tom Henighan / Venus, Our Very Favourite Star by M. Travis Lane / Ashland, Kentucky by Terence M. Green / Xils by Esther Rochon / The Green Man of Knowledge by Wendy G. Pearson / Freeforall by Margaret Atwood / Happy Birthday Universe! by Alain Bergeron / Bats by Leon Rooke / A Little Thing by Stan Rogal / Distant Signals by Andrew Weiner / Squirrels in Frankfurter Highlight by Rhea Rose / Rain by Michael Skeet / Retrieval by John Park / Rules of Conduct by Michael Mirolla / One by Heather Spears / Afterword by Douglas Barbour / The Contributors. Any image directly beside this listing is the actual books and not a stock photo! First Editions First Printings Soft Covers

[SW: ....Two (2) large format soft covers (not large print), "Tessetacts 1" (ix) 292 pages, 1st Ed 1st Print, Very Good condition, tight and square, flat uncreased spine, minor edge wear, front edge has some light soiling (minor), with two page press release loosely laid in & stamped received on title page, ink name / "Tesseracts 2" ISBN 0888782705 , 296 pages, 1st Ed 1st Print, Near Fine condition, tight square and clean, flat uncreased spine, no names. Contents of "Tesseracts 1": Foreword by Judith Merril / Home by the Sea by Elisabeth Vonarburg / Chronos' Christmas by Rhea Rose / A Strange Visitor by Robert Zend / The Byrds by Michael G. Coney / Report on the Earth-Air Addicts by Robert Priest / Johnny Appleseed on the New World by Candas Jane Dorsey / Letter From Mars-Dome #1 by Eileen Kernaghan / Hinterlands by William Gibson / Points in Time by Christopher Dewdney / Stardust Boulevard by Daniel Sernine / The Last Will & Testament of the Unknown Earthman Lost in the Second Vegan Campaign by D. M. Price / The Woman Who is the Midnight Wind by Terence M. Green / Instinct by Dorothy Corbett Gentleman / Cee by Gerry Truscott / On the Planet Grafool by Benjamin Freedman / Tauf Aleph by Phllis Gotlieb / Anthropology 101 by Gary Eikenberry / The Train by Marc Sevigny / Two Poems by John Robert Colombo / Sophie by Marian Engel / Future City by D. M. Price / Totem by Margaret McBride / An Adventure in Miracle-Land by Robert Zend / 2DWORLD by A. K. Dewdney / Variation by Robert Zend / The Man Doll by Susan Swan / The Early Education of the Num-nums by Robert Priest / The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Writer by Lesley Choyce / Report from the Front by Robert Sward / God is an Iron by Spider Robinson / The Effect of Terminal Cancer on Potential Astronauts by David Kirkpatrick / Afterword: we have Met the Alien (And It Is Us) / The Contributors //// Contents of "Tesseracts 2": Foreword: You Are Here by Phyllis Gotlieb / The Winter Market by William Gibson / In the Pit by Elisabeth Vonarburg / Raindance by Kathryn A. Sinclair / 4179 by David Godfrey / Wilows by Candas Jane Dorsey / Soluble-Fish by Joel Champetier / Visitation by Tom Henighan / Bonsai Man by Tom Henighan / Venus, Our Very Favourite Star by M. Travis Lane / Ashland, Kentucky by Terence M. Green / Xils by Esther Rochon / The Green Man of Knowledge by Wendy G. Pearson / Freeforall by Margaret Atwood / Happy Birthday Universe! by Alain Bergeron / Bats by Leon Rooke / A Little Thing by Stan Rogal / Distant Signals by Andrew Weiner / Squirrels in Frankfurter Highlight by Rhea Rose / Rain by Michael Skeet / Retrieval by John Park / Rules of Conduct by Michael Mirolla / One by Heather Spears / Afterword by Douglas Barbour / The Contributors. CanLit]

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The Giant Story Book ... Illustrated ..Snow White and Red Rose / Aladdin, or the Wonderful Lamp / Puss in Boots / Goody Two Shoes / Tom Thumb / Beauty and the Beast / Ali Baba / Major and the Kitten / The Rain Can't Hurt Them / The Greedy Boy, Springfield, Mass McLoughlin Bros.
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...Rubbing/shelf wear, nd, circa 1910-20 ?, fraying and small tears at spine ends, hinges starting, square, some foxing from pressed flowers placed in between pages, former owners name on ffep, fully illustrated in gorgeous b & w drawings. Contents include: Cinderella / Jack and the Beanstalk / Little Red Riding Hood / Aladdin or the Wonderful Lamp / Puss in Boots / Goody Two Shoes / Tom Thumb / Beauty and the Beast / Ali Baba / George's Ride / Major and the Kitten / The Rain Can't Hurt Them / Something About Cloves / Hard Choose / The News-Paper / Marjorie's Singing / A Talk About Trees / The Greedy Boy / A Lump of Ice / In The Woods / Tie A Knot In Your Thread / Aunt Bell and Her Bird / Wishes / Black Cake / Wonder-Land / The Sun / The Four Year Old / Madge and Ma-Bel / By-And-By / Snow White and Red Rose / The Frog Prince / Rapunzel / The Raven / A Set of Rogues / The Tailor and the Bear / The Fisherman and his Wife. Any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a stock photo! First Thus No Jacket Hard Cover 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

[SW: ...Rubbing/shelf wear, fraying and small tears at spine ends, hinges starting, square, some foxing from pressed flowers placed in between pages, former owners name on ffep, fully illustrated in gorgeous b & w drawings. Contents include: Cinderella / Jack and the Beanstalk / Little Red Riding Hood / Aladdin or the Wonderful Lamp / Puss in Boots / Goody Two Shoes / Tom Thumb / Beauty and the Beast / Ali Baba / George's Ride / Major and the Kitten / The Rain Can't Hurt Them / Something About Cloves / Hard Choose / The News-Paper / Marjorie's Singing / A Talk About Trees / The Greedy Boy / A Lump of Ice / In The Woods / Tie A Knot In Your Thread / Aunt Bell and Her Bird / Wishes / Black Cake / Wonder-Land / The Sun / The Four Year Old / Madge and Ma-Bel / By-And-By / Snow White and Red Rose / The Frog Prince / Rapunzel / The Raven / A Set of Rogues / The Tailor and the Bear / The Fisherman and his Wife. Any image directly beside this listing is the actual bookand not a stock photo!]

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Austin, Mary: The Land of Little Rain (Classic, Nature, Penguin) Penguin 1-Feb-97
ISBN: 0140249192 Very Good

From 500 Great Books by Women; review by Kirsten Backstrom\n\n"To understand the fashion of any life, one must know the land it is lived in and the procession of the year." Mary Austin was one of this country's early writers of natural history and natural philosophy; in her classic The Land of Little Rain she explores the deserts of Arizona and Southern California, recording details of landscape and wildlife in prose that is as expansive and exacting as the desert itself. Paperback 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches

[SW: United States of America - Travel, Fiction & Literature Classics, Essays]

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