#NF-19 - “The Pacific Coast Ranges ” by Roderick Peattie - 1946 - $5.00

Hardbound in beige cloth decorated and lettered in red and forest green, this book measures approx. 6.25” x 9.25” and has 402 pages. It was published by Vanguard Press, in 1946, and according to information in “First Editions: A Guide to Identification”, this is a First Edition. The book is divided into 14 sections, these bearing the following titles: “Father Serra’s Rosary”; The First Inhabitants of the Coast Range; Footsteps of Spring - a Wildflower Trail; Glimpses of Wildlife; The Foothills; Farm, Rock and Vine Folk; Headlands in California Writing; The Wilderness Mountains; Timber; People of the Oregon Coast Range; People of the Washington Coast Range; The Geologic Story; Climatic Transitions and Contrasts, and Maps. As the above makes obvious, the book covers all of the myriad ranges making up the coastal ranges from the border of Mexico to that of Canada. The text is liberally illustrated with photographs and maps.

The condition is VeryGood+. The cover is lightly bumped at the corners and edges of the spine, and the spine shows slight darkening, but is otherwise nice appearing . The interior of the book has a former owner’s name written in ink on the front free flyleaf, but is otherwise fresh, crisp, clean, bright and complete, with tight text block and unbroken hinges.