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  • Pictorial Covers. Condition: Very Good+/Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Group of 2 books on Powell and the Grand Canyon. First, "The Colorado River Region and John Wesley Powell","A collection of papers honoring Powell on the 100th anniversary of his exploration of the Colorado River, 1869 - 1969", with four different articles. Oversize format, 9 1/4"W X 11 3/4"H. 145 pp. Boards have graphic of Grand Canyon in brown monochrome. Very slight right lean. Corners and spine ends have bumping. Top corner of front free end paper has previous owner's name stamped in blue ink, and a penciled number on top near gutter. End papers have a little discoloration. Clean text block. Second book is stapled trade paperback, "John Wesley Powell and the Anthropology of the Canyon Country", 30 pp. 9"W X 11 1/2"H. Front wrap has same graphic of the canyon with previous owner's name stamped on upper right corner, which is slightly bumped, and upper right corner of pages have slight creasing. Other corners and spine ends have very light wear, with front forward edge of wrap having a tiny tear and 1" crease. Nice grouping of Grand Canyon/Powell survey and professional papers. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.