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THE STORY OF MOUNTAINS Dr. Ferdinand C. Lane 1950 1st ed Hardcover Very Good
By Lane, Ferdinand C., Dr.
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New York, 1950, 1st edition.  A detailed exploration of mountains from geography, geology, history, and other perspectives. Includes many photographs. Stated first edition. Hardcover with no dust jacket. Very Good. 

A digest of the thousand romances which invest the most imposing features of our landscape. Every section is distinct, each chapter an individual study, the whole an attempt to recount the Story of Mountains: their origin, their structure, how they affect the global climate and the development of life, and their manifold influences upon human affairs. - From the Preface

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