Grand Canyon, An Anthology

BABBITT, BRUCE [A SELECTION OF OUTSTANDING WRITINGS COMPILED BY]

Publication: Northland Press, 1978, Flagstaff

First edition. 8vo. Inscribed on the half title page by Bruce Babbitt to author/historian Bernard "Bunny" Fontana. Two-tone quarter cloth and boards, titles stamped in gilt on the spine, xv [blank], 258 [1] pp., foreword, introductions, illustrated from photographs, frontispiece, bibliography, index. A selection of writings that capture the history, exploration, natural grandeur, and enduring fascination of the Grand Canyon. The anthology draws upon the observations and experiences of explorers, travelers, writers, scientists, and others who encountered the Canyon, including tales about it by writers such as John Wesley Powell, Edwin Corle, J. B. Priestley, Haniel Long, Theodore Roosevelt, Edward Abbey, Zane Grey, and others. Fine copy in dust jacket with one tiny closed tear to top edge of front cover.