From the Preface: Allen H. Bent, in the Introduction to his admirable Bibliography of the White Mountains, published in 1911, makes the doubtless somewhat surprising remark that "the White Mountains... have had more written about them, probably, than any other mountains, the Alps alone excepted." When one seeks an explanation for this circumstance, that a district of so limited area and mountains of such relatively low elevation have received an apparently disproportionate amount of literary attention, one may find it, in ...
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From the Preface: Allen H. Bent, in the Introduction to his admirable Bibliography of the White Mountains, published in 1911, makes the doubtless somewhat surprising remark that "the White Mountains... have had more written about them, probably, than any other mountains, the Alps alone excepted." When one seeks an explanation for this circumstance, that a district of so limited area and mountains of such relatively low elevation have received an apparently disproportionate amount of literary attention, one may find it, in part at least, as pointed out by the author of an article printed now nearly twenty-five years ago, in the fact that these mountains are the only considerable group worthy of the name of mountains in the northeastern United States and that they are, with the exception of the until recently almost unknown and comparatively inaccessible Southern Appalachians of North Carolina, the only highlands of scenic consequence in the eastern part of the country.
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Very Good. Size: 0x0x0; Hardcover with dust jacket in Very Good condition. Sticker on first page indicates book was formerly the property of a man internationally known for his vision research during his 39-year career on the Brown University faculty. Clean pages. Good binding. Ships fast and guaranteed well protected with domestic tracking.
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Very Good. No Dust Jacket. This Original 1916 printing is clean, solid and in great shape! This is a hardcover book with 409 pages including many photos and illustrations. The binding is strong with all pages firmly attached. The pages are clean with no soiling, writing, or tears. The copyright page shows 1916 as the published date. The blue covers show some light soiling and the corners are bumped. This old book looks and feels great! We always ship in a sturdy cardboard box!
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Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. This book was first published in 1916 and has been out of print for many years, and this book is a reprint of that original edition, 444 pages, illustrated. "This book is central to the development of a White Mountain collection and provides the most accurate and detailed history yet published of this fascinating region of New England." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE DUST JACKET.
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Book. 10mo; G+; dark blue spine with gilt text; no jacket, ; original publishers cloth has slight wear to exterior; small white streaks to spine; some wear to corners; good, sturdy boards; exterior text block edges have age toned slightly; illustrated endpapers; frontispiece with tissue guard; mild defect to front hinge at feps; interior clean; illustrated; pp 433. 1344744. FP New Rockville Stock.
