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El Portal, CA: Yosemite Association. As New. 2006. Limited/Numbered Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 1930238231 . A Numbered Special edition from The Yosemite Association in As New condition. This is the first time Dutch Courage has appeared as a separate publication. This finely printed edition is one of 350 copies signed by author Gerald Haslam (Introduction) and artist Larry Duke; Dutch Courage is the story of two men and their exciting experience climbing Half Dome, a granite dome in Yosemite National Park. It has appeared before now in collections of London's work; but never as a separate publication until this Limited Edition; Etching; 8vo; Signed by Illustrator .

San Mateo, CA: Studio of Alec Stern. As New. 1979. Limited/Numbered Edition. Original Cloth. An impeccable Limited, Numbered edition of 1,000 copies (this one being #540) in As New condition, SIGNED by Alec Stern directly on the limitation paper. An outstanding collectible copy of this wonderful piece of art and Yosemite history; Reproductions of the original Yosemite drawings, etchings and lithographs of Alec Stern with text from the early writings of John Muir, psalmist of the wilderness and Yosemite; 4to; Signed by Author .

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Near Fine. 1921. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. A very Nearly Fine first edition copy, clean, straight, and tight with very slight rubbing of boards. Scarce as unsigned copy without inscriptions; Wonderful Americana collectible with classic 1920's illustrations. 17 articles by leading naturalists of the day, all covering various topics of Yosemite. Attractive moss green cloth hardcover stamped with vintage ivory and black pictorial scenes; 27 black and white photos, folding map; 8vo; xiii, [1], 347, [5] pages .

New York: Putnam Publishing Group. As New in As New dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0399151443 . A very beautiful stated first edition/first printing in unread As New/As New condition, SIGNED by author Nevada Barr on the title page; It's fall in Yosemite National Park's historic Ahwahnee Hotel. Four young people, all seasonal park employees, have disappeared. Needing an out-of-park ranger to work undercover, Anna is detailed to dining-room duty; but after a week of waiting tables, she knows the missing employees are only the first indications of a sickness threatening the park. What waits for her is a nightmare of death and greed-and perhaps her final adventure; 8vo; Signed by Author .

Short Hills, NJ: Burford Books. As New in As New dust jacket. 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1580801307 . A wonderful first edition/first printing in As New condition in alike dust-jacket; Bob Madgic's story of 5 hikers who in July 1985 made the choice to climb Yosemite's Half Dome even as the sky darkened & thunder rolled, by night's end, 2 were dead from a lightning strike with the 3 others wounded & EMT's overseeing a midnight helicopter rescue; 8vo .

Short Hills, NJ: Burford Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1580801307 . A wonderful first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in alike dust-jacket, SIGNED and dated ("July 2005") by author Bob Madgic; Bob Madgic's story of 5 hikers who in July 1985 made the choice to climb Yosemite's Half Dome even as the sky darkened & thunder rolled, by night's end, 2 were dead from a lightning strike with the 3 others wounded & EMT's overseeing a midnight helicopter rescue; 8vo; Signed by Author .

Yosemite National Park: Yosemite Association. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0939666871 . A most charming first edition/first printing limited to 200 copies, this is number 200. Exceptionally Fine condition in alike dust-jacket and slipcase, SIGNED by author Robert D. San Souci and illustrator Daniel San Souci on the limitation page; Retells the Miwok Indian legend in which a little measuring worm saves two bear cubs stranded at the top of the rock known as El Capitan; 4to; Signed by Author & Illustrator .

Yosemite National Park: Yosemite Association. As New in As New dust jacket. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0939666871 . A stunning first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in alike dust-jacket, SIGNED with bear sketch by author Robert D. San Souci and illustrator Daniel San Souci; Retells the Miwok Indian legend in which a little measuring worm saves two bear cubs stranded at the top of the rock known as El Capitan; 4to; Signed by Author & Illustrator .