Books by Gilpin Laura

New York: Duell, Sloan, & Pearce. 1949. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good+. 1949, First Printing (Roman numeral I on copyright page). 243 pp. Hardcover, green cloth, red titles, 4to. Profusely illustrated in b&w. Very Good+ copy in a Very Good dust jacket. Spine, and edges of boards show light sunning; spine has a slight slant. First and last page of text show very mild foxing; else, clean and unmarked contents. DJ shows shallow chipping along edges; shallow chipping to foot of spine, slightly la... more information

New York: Duell, Sloane and Pearce, [1949].. xii,243,[1]pp. Quarto. Cloth. Photographs. Map. Bookplate on front pastedown, otherwise a very good copy, in shelfworn and somewhat chipped, price-clipped dust jacket, with old internal masking tape reinforcement along edges. First edition. The product of Gilpin's 1800 mile trip along the Rio Grande, extensively illustrated throughout with her splendid photographs. One of the key modern books on the region. ... more information

New York:: Duell, Sloan and Pearce,, 1949.. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, about 10.5 inches tall, in green titled in red. 243 pages. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR / PHOTOGRAPHER ON THE HALF TITLE. A lovely collection of black and white photographs showing the river from its source in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado to the point where it empties into the Gulf near Brownsville and Matamoros. Includes a map and map endpapers. Lacking jacket. Previous owner bookplate and another owner's tag on the fron... more information