Nolie Mumey / Signed Limited Edition Easter Island Isla de Pascua As It 1st 1963

Description: [Signed Limited Edition] Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) As It Is Today Author: Mumey, Nolie Title: [Signed Limited Edition] Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) As It Is Today Publication: Boulder, Colorado: Johnson Publishing Company, 1963 Description: [Signed Limited Edition] Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) As It Is Today, Nolie Mumey, Johnson Publishing Company, Boulder, Colorado, 1963, 6.5 x 9.5 inches, 57 pp.Glassine dust jacket with spider web embossed design; dj heavily toned, 1 inch tear to bottom edge, some minor wear to corners; good condition. Bronze quarter cloth boards; tipped on title to front; some small adhesive stains around title card, else exterior like new. Uncut deckled fore edge; pictorial endpapers; numerous photographs and illustrations in red and black ink throughout. Signed by Mumey and numbered 234 of 300 on flyleaf. Very good condition. Three copies found in OCLC as of December 8, 2023.Signed limited edition copy of Easter Island by Nolie Mumey; the book covers the history of Easter Island, the famed statues, and the Indigenous people and their culture. Includes numerous photos of wood carvings made by the Rapa Nui, the Indigenous inhabitants of the island.Nolie Mumey (1891-1984) was an American medical doctor, Army veteran, licensed pilot, and prolific author. From the Denver Public Library Archives: "One of his favorite anecdotes involved his inability to provide directions to Denver's downtown post office. This proved to be such an embarrassment, Mumey vowed to learn everything there was to know about Denver. In the process, he wrote nearly 100 books, many of which were devoted to Western history and medical topics" (Nolie Mumey Papers, Identifier: WH532). Very good / Good. Seller ID: 1038 Subject: Limited Edition, Signed Books Stellar Books & Ephemera is an on-line antiquarian dealer offering a wide variety of unique, unusual and rare artifacts of American History ranging from letters, manuscripts, archives and diaries to 19th century photography and 20th century letterpress. We specialize in the ephemeral and occasionally offer finer books which strike our fancy. If we stock it, you know it's unique. Terms All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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