Author: STODDARD, John L.
Title: John L. Stoddard's Lectures. Volume Ten
Description: Boston, Balch Brothers Co, 1908. Hardcover. Volume ten only. Small 4to. Green cloth, gilt spine lettering. 304pp, 58pp. Color frontispiece, numerous illustrations (a few color). Very good. Mild bit of edgewear. Later printing -- tight and attractive -- and bearing choice autograph addition: Tipped to front flyleaf is a 3½" X 1 3/4" slip boldly inscribed and signed by the author: "Yours truly: / JL. Stoddard." Tenth volume of Stoddard's lectures, focusing on Southern California, the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River, and Yellowstone National Park. Stoddard (1850-1931) was an innovative explorer who began traveling and writing about the world in 1874 and pioneered the field of travel lecturing; his books include the oft-reprinted multi-volume "John L. Stoddard's Lectures. .

Keywords: GRAND CANYON; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Natural History Western Americana


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