Yosemite the Beautiful.
by FOLEY, D. J. [photographer]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Yosemite: D.J. Foley , [c. 1905]. First edition of this handsome view book by Yosemite photographer and guide book writer, D. J. Foley. Tall octavo. [32] ll. including an initial blank, leaf of poetry, 29 full page photographic illustrations after Foley photographs (printed on rectos only and all captioned) and a leaf with the printer's slug. The images are printed in a variety of hues. Publisher's string-tied printed wrappers. Some edge wear where text block not flush with wrapper edges, small chip to lower front tip and with a three-hole punch but overall a very good and clean copy of one of the best photographic books on Yosemite.These images have a distinctly Pictorialist feel to them in an attempt to make the Park seem more ethereal.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75721
- Title
- Yosemite the Beautiful.
- Author
- FOLEY, D. J. [photographer]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- D.J. Foley
- Place of Publication
- Yosemite
- Date Published
- [c. 1905]
Terms of Sale
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2012
Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
Glossary
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...