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Lights And Shadows Of Yosemite Being A Collection OF Favorite Yosemite Views, Together With A Brief Account Of Its History And Legends, For Those Who Want To Know And Enjoy Yosemite More -- 1926 FIRST EDITION
by Katherine Ames Taylor
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: H. S. Crocker Company, Inc., 1926. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Ansel Adams, George E. Stone, A.C. Pillsbury, F. J. Tayor. 1926 FIRST EDITION. Original pattern decorated papered boards with tan buckram spine lettered in dark brown. The book has rubbing along the bottom edge with some loss of paper covering, cracked paper inside front hinge (but hinge is solid and not broken), partial cracking of paper inside rear hinge, solid binding, some browning to pages, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages. The book measures 215mm tall x 157mm and has 87 pages, 39 full page b/w photos. Three of the photos are examples of Ansel Adams' early work. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003075
- Title
- Lights And Shadows Of Yosemite Being A Collection OF Favorite Yosemite Views, Together With A Brief Account Of Its History And Legends, For Those Who Want To Know And Enjoy Yosemite More -- 1926 FIRST EDITION
- Author
- Katherine Ames Taylor
- Illustrator
- Ansel Adams, George E. Stone, A.C. Pillsbury, F. J. Tayor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- H. S. Crocker Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1926
- Keywords
- Mountaineering, Mountain Climbing, Bergsteigen, Alpinismus, Alpinism, Alpinismo, Alpinisme, Yosemite Valley, Ansel Adams, John Muir, sierra nevada, sierras
- Bookseller catalogs
- CALIFORNIA Climbs and Mountains; Mountaineering; Mountain Photography;
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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