Green leather boards with gilt imprint, in green leather slipcase. Limited edition, one of 25 copies in boards and only 5 copies in slipcases. A a reprint of a Dawson's 1917 Senate Document No. 42. The article discusses prospector James White and his claim to have been the first white man to go through Grand Canyon, two years before the 1869 Powell expedition, an issue of controversy ever since. James White was still alive and published an account in 1916. A bibliography of references about White, compiled by the publisher Dan Cassidy, is included. Two addendum slips are laid in and a fold-out reprint of White's account published in 1868 is tipped in. Signed by the publisher on the limitation page. ; 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall; 67 pp. Seller Inventory # 009700

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Title: Grand Canyon, an Article

Publisher: Five Quail Books, Prescott, Arizona

Publication Date: 2002

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Edition: Limited Edition.

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