Robert Julyan's "The Mountains of New Mexico" is the definitive field companion to a state most outsiders picture as flat desert but which counts more than a hundred named mountain ranges, from the Sangre de Cristos down to Sierra Blanca, topping out at 13,161-foot Wheeler Peak. Julyan, who also wrote the indispensable "Place Names of New Mexico," gives each range its location, geology, ecology, archaeology, mining and ghost-town lore, and Native American presence, all illustrated with Albuquerque photographer Carl Smith's black-and-white and color views.
This is the 2006 first printing from the University of New Mexico Press, inscribed to a named recipient and signed by Robert Julyan on the title page. The dedication, "To Mike and to the mountains we roamed together as boys," sets the affectionate tone.
First printing (2006), signed by the author
The copyright page number line ends in 1: a first printing. Signed by author Robert Julyan. This is a University of New Mexico Press book; see how University of New Mexico Press states its first printings.
| Author | Robert Julyan; photographs by Carl Smith |
| Publisher | University of New Mexico Press |
| Year | 2006 |
| ISBN | 978-0-8263-3516-6 |
| Edition | First printing (2006), signed by the author |
| Signed | Yes. Inscribed and signed on the title page by author Robert Julyan. |
| Condition | Softcover, very good. |
| Topic | New Mexico mountains & natural history |
Photographs © New Mexico Literacy Project. Licensed under CC BY 4.0; reuse with attribution. This is an identification and provenance record of a real donation; no appraisal or valuation is offered.
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