If Life Bores You Risk It Robert M Rands 2004 HC Idaho Memoir Near Fine Scarce

by Robert Rands

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If Life Bores You, Risk It Robert M. Rands Phoenix Publishing Group, Phoenix, Arizona 2004 First Edition Fine. Clean, tight, and square in maroon boards with bright gilt titling to front and spine. Pages are crisp and unmarked. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs. A memorial gift inscription appears on the front free endpaper dated 8-21-04. No other writing or marks noted. A very well-preserved copy of what appears to be a small, privately printed autobiography. Octavo format, bound in maroon leatherette with gilt stamped title and author to the front board and spine. Copyright page dated 2004 to Robert M. Rands, with production services noted in Phoenix, Arizona. The volume includes numerous photographic plates documenting military service, Idaho ranch life, mountaineering in Switzerland (including the Matterhorn), and later professional endeavors. Clean modern typography and sturdy trade binding consistent with limited regional press production of the early 2000s. Rands’ memoir traces a life from rural Idaho through U.S. Air Force service and into business and adventure, including his climb of the Matterhorn and reflections on risk, loss, reinvention, and enterprise. Privately printed autobiographies like this were typically produced in small quantities for family, friends, and local circles, and rarely surface in the secondary market. While not widely distributed, such volumes often become difficult to locate over time, especially for regional historian

• Publisher: Phoenix Publishing Group
• Year: 2004
• Condition: Very Good

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