David Spilman Fine Books

The Books of the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon; A Selective Bibliography; [Early California Travel Series XII]

Farquhar, Francis P.

Los Angeles: Glen Dawson (Ward Richie Press), 1953. Near Fine. First Edition. Limited to 600 copies [7.5x5.25in], xi, 75 pp., [1] colophon, 125 entries grouped in roughly chronological chapters, indices of authors and editors; Red cloth covers with red and black lettering in cream colored label wrapped front, spine and back, fore edge untrimmed; Negligible shelf wear or marks. (Rudkin ECTS pp.13, 167]. Item #14453

Farquhar's famous bibliography of 125 seminal works on the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon from the 16th through the 20th centuries. originally published one year prior to Stegner's Beyond the Hundredth Meridian, which undoubtedly would have made the cut. Small octavo. Beautifully printed and designed by Ward Ritchie. A cornerstone of any Colorado River collection.

Francis Peloubet Farquhar (1887-1974) was a mountaineer, environmentalist, historian, author and certified public accountant. He was active in the Sierra Club from the early 1920’s for the rest of his life. He was also active in the California Historical Society and the San Francisco based California Academy of Sciences.

Price: $150.00