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THE MAGNIFICENT WEST : YOSEMITE with 60 photographs in color
by Goldstein, Milton
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- COLLECTIBLE - NEW/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0517658313
- ISBN 13
- 9780517658314
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New York, NY: Arch Cape Press, 1988. First Edition, First Pinting . Hardcover. COLLECTIBLE - NEW/Near Fine. Milton Goldstein (Author-Photographer). BRAND NEW & Bright. 1988 First Edition, First Printing. Sticker shadow to fEP upper corner. Maps of Yosemite to front & rear endpapers. Gilt embossed gray linen boards/Fine. DJ/Fine w/a whisper of shelfwear. 1970s color photographic portrait of Yosemite Nat' l Park from the lens' of Milton Goldstein's (1915 - 2000) camera. The CA Gold Rush (1848-1855) generated concern to preserve Yosemite Valley. Abraham Lincoln signed the Yosemite Grant of 1864 ---identifying it a federally preserved area w/Congress's endorsement, marking the1st instance land was designated specifically for preservation & public use, paving the path for Yellowstone Park in 1872. First published 1973; part of Smithsonian's exhibition of Goldstein's photos. This is a 1988 publication, 1st Printing. Of relevance: the 1970s occasioned a number of family deaths to Los Angeles tax lawyer, author-photographer Goldstein's family. Then in his 50s, he sought solace in Yosemite --- a soul-healing journey, Goldstein says this is an "a love story", to which. we are clearly beneficiaries. 210 pgs, 60 color plates w/text on opposite pages, in 3 parts: Part I, Introduction; II, The Photographs (by subject matter); and III, Appendixes (Practical guide to geological high points & camping accommodations available in the 1970s).
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- Title
- THE MAGNIFICENT WEST : YOSEMITE with 60 photographs in color
- Author
- Goldstein, Milton
- Illustrator
- Milton Goldstein (Author-Photographer)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New COLLECTIBLE - NEW
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Pinting
- ISBN 10
- 0517658313
- ISBN 13
- 9780517658314
- Publisher
- Arch Cape Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1988
- Pages
- 210
- Keywords
- Yosemite National Park 1970s, Photography, Nature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ecology;
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