Description
The first edition, first printing of The Carving of Mount Rushmore, signed by Rex Alan Smith.
Octavo, 416pp. Brown cloth, title in silver on spine and illustration in silver gilt on front cover. Stated “First edition” on copyright page. Illustrated with more than 60 black-and-white photographs. In the publisher’s near fine dust jacket, $19.95 retail price on front flap, touch of shelf wear.
Signed by Rex Alan Smith on the title page.
A detailed history of the conception, site selection, geology, engineering, financing, and carving of Mount Rushmore, with particular focus on Gutzon Borglum and the workers who shaped the memorial.
