1874 Yosemite Guide Book California US National Park MAPS Redwood Forest RARE

1874 Yosemite Guide Book California US National Park MAPS Redwood Forest RARE

 

‘The Yosemite Guide-Book’ is an impressive and highly coveted 1874 handbook of the Yosemite Valley in California. First opened in 1890, Yosemite has long been one of the most visited parks in the United States much in part to the incredible landscapes, mountains, and rock formations. This handbook contains descriptions of plant and wildlife, maps, and seasonal expectation throughout the park as it was before the National Park was established. Worth noting, this book contains a section on the ‘big trees’ – their discovery, the redwood forests, and their scientific importance.

 

Item number: #20881

Price: $750

 

WHITNEY, J.D.

 

The Yosemite guide-book: a description of the Yosemite Valley and adjacent region of the Sierra Nevada, and of the big trees of California ..

 

Cambridge: University Press, 1874.

 

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • vii, [1], 9-186
  • 4 maps (including large folding map in back cover pocket)
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
  • Decorative green cloth
• Size: ~5.75in X 4.25in (14.5cm x 10.5cm)

 

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