The Four Seasons in Yosemite National Park: A Photographic Story of Yosemite's Spectacular Scenery by Adams, Ansel; edited by Stanley Plumb - 1936

Los Angeles: Times-Mirror Company [Yosemite Park and Curry Company], 1938. Third Edition. Stiff wraps. Very Good. Ansel Adams. [12x8.5in], 48 unpaginated pages, frontispiece color image of Yosemite Falls, 54 black and white images by Ansel Adams, double page color map of Yosemite National Park; Stiff forest green wrappers with dark green lettering and illustration of Mirror Lake and Half Dome on front, three staple binding; Some shelf wear with mild soiling and age toning to wrappers with several stain spots along front joint. In the 1930's, motor car trips were becoming more common and these type of destination travel guides and advertisements for National Parks published. These are early and more commercialized photographs by Ansel Adams (1902-1984). During this period he became more established as a large landscape photographer and experimented in developing his style and compositions. This publication shows that range of work from images of people activities in Yosemite Valley and the National… Read More

Yosemite Park and Curry Co., Los Angeles, (1938 ). Very good. third Edition 12 x 8 1/2 inches, unnumbered pages, wrappers.

Printed in Los Angeles by Times-Mirror Printing and Binding House, for Yosemite Park and Curry Company, 1936, (30,5 x 21,5 cm), pp. (50) 2 (blank); stapled in orig. brown, limp wrappers. First edition. Colour frontispiece, 56 photographs reproduced and one inserted double-page map printed in blue and brown. - This souvenir book was prepared by Stanley Plumb, the company's publicity director. Ansel Adams, under contract to take pictures for the company, but unaware of this publication until it was in print, was somewhat dissatisfied with the reproduction of his prints. Quite understandable from a photographer's view-point, especially one like Adams, who himself wrote, "Perhaps the most important characteristic of my work is what may be called print quality." Let us also keep in mind that this is a mid 1930s book and that at that time the reproduction in books or magazines of paintings, photographs, etc., was generally inferior to the high quality we have today. - Four editions were issued, the last in… Read More

Los Angeles: Yosemite Park and Curry Company, 1936. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. frontis, photos (many full page), (approx. 20) p. Softcover in original wrapper. Original glassine jacket. 31 cm. Jacket has substantial chipping along extremities.

Los Angeles., Times-Mirror., 1936. 1st ed. Original wraps. Large 4to. Stanley Plumb, ed. 54pp. inc. color frontispiece and multiple photos each page by Adams. Staples. Rare in the 1st ed. Brown illus. Wrappers. Fine copy.