The artwork is magnificent. The artist has a distinguished career as an illustrator for Field and Stream and Outdoor Life. This book documents the disappearing part of our world - the wild animals. Photo is of the title page.

Beautiful gift copy. Lou Ella Archer's poetry captures the beauty of the Arizona landscape. Pastedown picture of the Grand Canyon on the cover. Illustrated with black and white scenes plus 7 color artworks by Lillian Wilhelm Smith (1882-1974) including her magnificent paintings of Zion Canyon, the Desert After the Rain, Dawn at Bryce Canyon, From Grand Canyon Lodge, Seven Palms, and the Temple of Sinawava.