NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST, NORTH CAROLINA -

Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1951. First edition. Broadsheet, 19 x 45 inches, folded to 8vo, recto with illustrated title panel and 15 panels of promotional information, with a brief historical sketch, sections on water and timber, recreational possibilities (hunting, fishing, scenic areas, lists of lakes, etc.), fire rules, descriptions of improved areas (for camping, picnicking, hiking, etc.), all illustrated from photographs; verso with a minutely detailed map (Nantahala National Forest) stretching from the Haywood/Transylvania County line to the Tennessee border and from Lake Fontana to the Georgia/South Carolina border, the forest in green, major roads a bold red, dozens of hills and mountains, lakes, streams, improved camp grounds, scenic points, etc., marked. Relatively uncommon, OCLC locates 15 copies. Illustrated self-wrappers. Very good.