The Yosemite Guide-Book: a Description of the Yosemite Valley and the Adjacent Region of the Sierra Nevada and of the Big Trees of California
by Whitney, J. D
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Northridge, California, United States
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About This Item
Sacramento: Authority of the Legislature. Fair with no dust jacket. 1869. Hardcover. Original gilt-titled cloth, brown endpages. First reprint edition, without original photos but with a slightly expanded text of the first edition of 1868. Only one folding map present, with tape repairs to folds: "Map of the portion of the Sierra Nevada adjacent to the Yosemite Valley." All 8 tissued plates present. Hinges cracked, lower board mottled, points exposed, cloth at spine loose. Rear endpage edgeworn. Mild scattered foxing, the occasional minor stain to pages. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 155 pages .
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- curtis paul books inc. (US)
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- 46416
- Title
- The Yosemite Guide-Book: a Description of the Yosemite Valley and the Adjacent Region of the Sierra Nevada and of the Big Trees of California
- Author
- Whitney, J. D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with no dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Authority of the Legislature
- Place of Publication
- Sacramento
- Date Published
- 1869
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