Title yosemite (63 risultati)

paperback. Condizione: Like New. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

hardcover. Condizione: Like New. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

17 cm, pp. [1-8] [1] 2-124 [125-128: ads], 40 illustrations from photographs (including two in advertising section), 1 drawing (of Wawona), 2 inserted maps (folded), original green wrappers with black cloth tape spine, ads pasted to inside front and rear covers. Fourth edition. The two maps are: "Map of Yosemite Valley," with "distances from the 'Foley's' Studio-Office to points of interest in and about Yosemite" and "table of altitudes" printed on the verso and "Map of Routes to Yosemite" with "distances from Yosemite Valley" printed on the verso. Most of the photographs are attributed to D. J. Foley; others are by Fiske, Boysen, Taber, C. M. Belshaw, Putnam, Alan Dove, and D. H. Wulzen. This guide was published seasonally from 1901 until 1915. Each edition incorporated some changes in both text and illustrations. Contains data of historical value, including information on innkeepers and other valley businessmen, the construction of the Yosemite Valley Railroad, and other contemporary events. D. J. Foley, Yosemite publicist and photographer, was born in Dubuque, Iowa in 1857. In 1892 he moved from Pleasanton, California where he published a newspaper, to Yosemite Valley where he established the Tourist Printing Office (later the Yosemite Falls Studio). In addition to preparing his annual Yosemite Souvenir and Guide, he operated a photographic studio and published a newspaper, The Yosemite Tourist, which was issued during the summer months ("as often as the travel will justify its appearance, sometimes daily, at other times only three times a week") from 1892 until July 1934. Foley died in September 1934 at the W. B. Lewis Hospital in Yosemite Valley. A stained and worn copy lacking the front cover. Well used by two early Yosemite visitors, annotated throughout by the earliest traveler, with the following penciled note in two hands at the top edge of the first page of text: "Bought this book in Yosemite, 1905 on my horseback trip there" followed by "I borrowed it for my trip July 1909, Uncle Fred." (#164867). …

17 cm, pp. [1-8] [1-2] 3-126 [127-128: ads], "Supplement to the 1905 Edition" dated "May 15, 1905," single leaf printed on recto only, tipped in on first page of text, 40 illustrations from photographs (including three in advertising section), 1 drawing (of Wawona), 2 inserted maps (folded), publisher's green wrappers with black cloth tape spine, ads pasted to inside front and rear covers. Fifth edition. The two maps are: "Map of Yosemite Valley," with "distances from the Sentinel Hotel to points of interest in and about Yosemite" and "table of altitudes" printed on the verso and "Map of Routes to Yosemite" with "distances from Yosemite Valley" printed on the verso. Most of the photographs are attributed to D. J. Foley; others are by Fiske, Taber, W. W. Belshaw and D. H. Wulzen. This guide was published seasonally from 1901 until 1915. Each edition incorporated some changes in both text and illustrations. Contains data of historical value, including information on innkeepers and other valley businessmen, the construction of the Yosemite Valley Railroad, and other contemporary events. D. J. Foley, Yosemite publicist and photographer, was born in Dubuque, Iowa in 1857. In 1892 he moved from Pleasanton, California where he published a newspaper, to Yosemite Valley where he established the Tourist Printing Office (later the Yosemite Falls Studio). In addition to preparing his annual Yosemite Souvenir and Guide, he operated a photographic studio and published a newspaper, The Yosemite Tourist, which was issued during the summer months ("as often as the travel will justify its appearance, sometimes daily, at other times only three times a week") from 1892 until July 1934. Foley died in September 1934 at the W. B. Lewis Hospital in Yosemite Valley. Front cover spotted and soiled, a good copy. (#179188). …

Single sheet, 46 x 60 cm, folded to make 24 panels, printed in yellow green and black, 7 photographs, 1 drawing (duplicated on outer panels), 2 maps. Promotional brochure that includes a large-scale map of the central Sierra Nevada with roads and points of interest titled: "Curry's Yosemite -- Sierra Automobile Road Guide . Compiled and Copyrighted by Parker Map Co. Los Angeles, Cal." The smaller map is "Yosemite Valley." The larger map includes small inset maps of Lake Tahoe, Modesto, Merced, Fresno and Bakersfield. Other printings have be noted for seasons of 1917, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925 and 1926. Most, if not all, of the Curry automobile guides probably were prepared by David A. Curry's son, Foster. Wear along edges with tape reinforcements, closed tears along several folds and intersections, advertising sticker on front panel, a poor copy. (#179478). …

23.5x20.4 cm, folded to 23.5x10.2 cm, pp. [1] 2-4 [5] 6-13 [14-17] 18-25 [26-29] 30-31 [32], 6 illustrations, 2 maps, pictorial self wrappers, stapled. Folder providing general information about Yosemite National Park. The two maps, both dated 1962, are a 4-panel map titled "Yosemite National Park California . Rev 1962 October 1961 NP-Yos-7013 1960" and a 4-panel "Yosemite Valley Elevation 4000 Feet and Vicinity . December 1962 NP-Yos-7012 1960." A fine copy. (#179332).…

23.5x20.4 cm, folded to 23.5x10.2 cm, pp. [1] 2-4 [5] 6-13 [14-17] 18-25 [26-29] 30-31 [32], 6 illustrations, 2 maps, pictorial self wrappers, stapled. Folder providing general information about Yosemite National Park. The two maps, both dated 1960, are a 4-panel map titled "Yosemite National Park California . NP-Yos-7013 1960" and a 4-panel "Yosemite Valley Elevation 4000 Feet and Vicinity . NP-Yos-7012 1960." Mild corner crease to front panel, a very good copy. (#179330).…

20 cm, pp. [1-4] [1] 2-32 [33-36: blank] [note: last two leaves are blanks], 1 plate, 19 illustrations in the text, original mustard wrappers printed in black, stapled. First separate edition. This illustrated narrative is reprinted from its original appearance in Picturesque America: or, The Land We Live In. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil . edited by William Cullen Bryant (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1872), volume 1, pages 464-495. Smillie's account is based upon his trip to Yosemite Valley in the summer of 1871 where he visited Clouds Rest, Little Yosemite Valley and Glacier Point in addition to the principal attractions on the Valley floor. This pamphlet reprint does not acknowledge Smillie's authorship. Wrappers just a bit dusty, a nearly fine copy. (#138909).…

Single sheet, 46 x 41 cm, folded to make 16 panels. 25 illustrations (including cover illustration), 1 map. Four-color advertising folder dated 1939 on rear panel. Caption title on verso is "World travelers say . 'Be sure to see Yosemite.'" The map, drawn by Della Taylor Hoss, is captioned "Yosemite Valley is but a small part of the entire park, which has an area of 1176 square miles." "Printed in U. S. A., 1939" is printed along the lower edge of the rear cover. Shallow loss along several outer margins, a good copy. (#177224).…

23 x 20 cm, folded to 23 x 10 cm, pp. [1] 2-7 [7a-7b] 8-13 [14], 28 illustrations (including 2 cover illustrations), 2 maps, printed in double columns, self wrappers, stapled. Text on page [1] begins: "Open all year / accommodations to suit every purse / four distinct seasons . / all equally interesting / ." Printer's imprint "H. S. Crocker Co., Inc." and date "1932-33" is printed along the lower edge of the rear cover. The center leaf is an eight page fold out conjugate leaf that includes the "Map showing Y. T. S. stage routes, High Sierra camps, pack trip and ski-ing country" drawn by Della Taylor Hoss, with smaller inset map of rail and auto routes. Light wear at edges, small stain on rear panel, a good or better copy. (#179452).…

24.3x16.5 cm, pp. [1] 2-31 [32] pages (including covers), 31illustrations (including 2 on covers), 2 maps, printed throughout in green and black, self wrappers, stapled. First edition. A description of the principal scenic features of Yosemite Valley and adjacent High Sierra. The introduction is an appreciation of the Yosemite region by poet Harriet Monroe. One of a series of promotional pamphlets prepared by the United States Railroad Administration to advertise America's western national parks and monuments. The Railroad Administration, created to operate the nation's railroads during the First World War, was not abolished until March 1, 1920. During the postwar period it sponsored and distributed some 2,500,000 pieces of promotional literature on the nation's national parks and monuments. 80 mm closed tear at lower edge of spine panel, some light dust soiling to covers, a good copy. (#179454).…

Single sheet, 23 x 61 cm, folded to make 12 panels. 8 illustrations (one duplicated on outer panels), 2 maps. Advertising brochure printed in blue, red and black. Printer's imprint, "Daly-Seeger Co. Print, S. F., Cal." at lower edge of rear outer panel. Manager is Mrs. D. A. Curry, assistant managers are Bob Williams and Don Tresidder. The camp's capacity is 1200 guests and 18,803 were accommodated during the season of 1921. "Camp Curry rates, season of 1922" are printed on the last panel. Mentions Camp Curry's "storage garage" and their "Yosemite-Sierra automobile map and guide," both "carefully revised and include the government rules and regulations for 1922." Tears along several folds, a good copy. (#170523).…

23 x 20.6 cm, folded to 23 x 10.3 cm, pp. [1-16] (not paginated), 49, mostly small, illustrations, 7 maps, partially printed in double columns, self wrappers, stapled. Advertising brochure, printed in four colors, promoting attractions along auto routes to and in Yosemite National Park and guest services. Caption title is "Yosemite, Mecca for motorists." The maps are a two-page colored map, "California highways leading to Yosemite National Park California," and 6 small colored strip maps of Yosemite Valley and auto routes leading to it. Pages [14-15] provide "information and rates about hotels, lodges and camps" in the Yosemite National Park that "are in effect for the 1927 season," including Yosemite's new hotel, the Ahwahnee, which "will be ready for occupancy during the summer of 1927." Printer's imprint "Printed in U. S. A. by H. S. Crocker Co., Inc., San Francisco" is in the bottom margin of page [15]. Center sheet loose, faint bookstore price on front panel, a fair copy. (#170518).…

Single sheet, 23x60 cm, folded to make 12 panels. 8 illustrations, 2 maps. Advertising brochure, printed in orange and black, promoting "Yosemite, the park of the seasons," with general information and schedules for "autumn and winter, 1921-1922." The two maps are "Railroad routes to Yosemite National Park" and "Yosemite Transportation System auto lines in Yosemite Valley." Black ink rubbed on outer panels, mostly along folds, several creases to lower edge of rear outer panel, tiny nicks at bottom edge of two folds, a good copy. (#170524).…

23 x 20.4 cm, folded to 23 x 10.2 cm, pp. [1] 2-15 [16], 26 illustrations (including 2 cover illustrations), 2 maps, printed in double columns, self wrappers, stapled. Text on page [1] begins: "After the first astonishment at the grandeur of Yosemite, / there's the realization that here, too, it the most com- / prehensive array of vacation activities ." "Printed in U. S. A. (1933-34) by H. S. Crocker Co., Inc." printed along the lower edge of the rear cover. The center leaf has a four-panel "Map showing Y. T. S. stage routes, High Sierra camps, pack trip and ski-ing country" drawn by Della Taylor Hoss, with smaller inset map of rail and auto routes. Some wear along top and bottom edges and folds, dust soiling to outer panels, a good copy. (#170446).…

18 cm, pp. [1] 2-36, 2 illustrations (on inside front and rear covers), original buff wrappers printed in black. A later printing with back cover listing 100 titles in the "Home College Series.". The text is extended; adds "Notes and illustrations," comprising mostly literary quotations on travel and natural beauty. At head of title: "Home College Series. Number Forty-Eight." Buckley and his party spent nearly three weeks of the summer of 1871 visiting Yosemite Valley and the Calaveras and Mariposa groves. He was a keen observer and his descriptions of the Coulterville Trail and the pioneer hotels are quite entertaining. In addition to visiting the main points in the valley, Buckley, in the company of a Scot named Maxwell, ascended North Dome and Liberty Cap. On another excursion the two climbed from Little Yosemite Valley to within 600 feet of the summit of Mount Starr King. The same afternoon they hiked to Glacier Point and attempted a night descent to the valley floor via a gully which is now part of the Ledge Trail. Finding descent dangerous, they returned to the point and walked eight miles to Peregoy's Hotel (see item 272). The next day they hiked back to Glacier Point, climbed Sentinel Dome, and returned to the valley via Sentinel Canyon. Spine worn, a good copy. (#151152).…

Single sheet, 42.5x52 cm, folded to make 48 panels, printed in green and black on tan paper stock, illustrations, 2 maps. Promotional for Madera County, an agricultural region in California's San Joaquin Valley with emphasis on recreation in the nearby Sierra Nevada. Gateway to Yosemite National Park by way of California highway 145 to Highway 41 promoted here as the "all-season Yosemite discovery road." Verso is "Map of Madera County and Portions of Adjoining Counties" copyright by Regent Map Company, San Jose, California, that includes brief descriptions of 38 "campsites and recreation areas" in the county. A fine copy. (#177300).…

Advertising cards, each 11.8x7.8 cm. An advertisement for Dayton Spice Mills' Jersey Coffee. Two printings: neither has a printer's imprint but text on verso is set in different type fonts. This illustration appears as part of Western souvenir albums (including Souvenir album of the great west, n.d.) as well as separate advertising cards. According to the advertisement on the verso, part of a series of 100 cards, one of which was included in each one-pound package of Jersey Coffee. The first is fine, the second has some dust soiling to recto. (#166923). …

23x15 cm, pp. [1-16] (not paginated), 31 illustrations (including one on front cover), 1 double page map, pictorial self wrappers, stapled. Printer's code on page [16]" "4-30-41 80M." The second of two observed editions of the visitor's guide for the park dated 1941, with a different cover illustration, additional illustrations, and abbreviated text, printed a few weeks after the earlier visitor's brochure. The undated double-page map is titled "Guide Map of Yosemite National Park." This format appears to be unique to this 1941 production. Mild old vertical mailing crease, a nearly fine copy. (#179314).…

17 cm, pp. [1: blank] [2-10] [1] 2-113 [114] [115-117: ads] [118: blank] [first and last leaves used as front and rear paste-downs], 40 illustrations from photographs (including two in advertising section), 2 inserted maps (folded), original green wrappers with black cloth tape spine. Eighth edition. The two maps are: "Map of Yosemite Valley," with "distances from the Sentinel Hotel to points of interest in and about Yosemite" and "table of altitudes" printed on the verso and "Map of Routes to Yosemite" with "distances from Yosemite Valley" printed on the verso. Most of the photographs are attributed to D. J. Foley; others are attributed by Fiske and Taber. This edition adds a section on travel to Yosemite Valley through the Merced Canyon by train on the rails of the Yosemite Valley Railroad Company. This guide was published seasonally from 1901 until 1915. Each edition incorporated some changes in both text and illustrations. Contains data of historical value, including information on innkeepers and other valley businessmen, the construction of the Yosemite Valley Railroad, and other contemporary events. D. J. Foley, Yosemite publicist and photographer, was born in Dubuque, Iowa in 1857. In 1892 he moved from Pleasanton, California where he published a newspaper, to Yosemite Valley where he established the Tourist Printing Office (later the Yosemite Falls Studio). In addition to preparing his annual Yosemite Souvenir and Guide, he operated a photographic studio and published a newspaper, The Yosemite Tourist, which was issued during the summer months ("as often as the travel will justify its appearance, sometimes daily, at other times only three times a week") from 1892 until July 1934. Foley died in September 1934 at the W. B. Lewis Hospital in Yosemite Valley. Owner's name in ink on inside front cover. Upper spine end worn, some soiling to front cover, a good copy. (#179246).…

17.7 x 16.6 cm, folded to 17.7 x 8.3 cm, pp. [1-16] (not paginated), 65, mostly small, illustrations (including 4 color cover illustrations), 7 maps, partially printed in double columns, self wrappers, stapled. Advertising brochure, printed in four colors, promoting attractions along auto routes to and in Yosemite National Park, and guest services for the season of 1926-1927. The maps are a two-page colored map, "Auto routes entering Yosemite National Park" with insert showing roads in Yosemite Valley, and 5 small colored strip maps of auto routes leading to Yosemite Valley. Page [14] offers "some suggestions for motorists Yosemite bound" and page [15] provides "rates at hotels, lodges and camps . for the 1926 season." Printer's imprint "Printed in U. S. A. From the Press of H. S. Crocker Co., Inc." is in the bottom margin of page [15]. A seminal Yosemite advertising piece that promotes travel to Yosemite National Park by automobile ("In recent years, three out of every four visitors to Yosemite have motored in") and year-round activities in the park. The all-year highway from Merced to Yosemite Valley was completed in 1926, using convict labor from San Quentin and Folsom prisons (after the publication of this brochure), making Yosemite Valley easily reached by automobile at any time of the year. Outer panels rubbed along spine and center fold, a very good copy. (#170519).…

23x20.4 cm, folded to 23x10.2 cm, pp. [1-2] 3-38 [39-40], 25 illustrations, 3 maps, self wrappers, stapled. A detailed brochure, printed in orange and black, promoting auto stage services provided by the Yosemite Transportation Service. The three maps are a four-panel colored bird's-eye map of "Yosemite Transportation System Motor Car Lines in Yosemite National Park and California's High Sierra" drawn by Gunnar Widforss, "Yosemite Transportation System motor car lines in Yosemite Valley" and "Railroad routes to Yosemite National Park." Bancroft Library, Farquhar Papers withdrawn stamp on the front cover. A very good copy. (#166521).…

22.8 x 20.4 cm, folded to 23 x 10.2 cm, pp. [1] 2-15 [16], 26 illustrations (including 2 cover illustrations), 2 maps, printed in double columns, self wrappers, stapled. Text on page [1] begins: "After the first astonishment at the grandeur of Yosemite, / there's the realization that here too, is the most com- / prehensive array of vacation activities . " The two maps are a two-page "Map showing Y. T. S. stage routes, High Sierra camps, pack trip and ski-ing country" drawn by Della Taylor Hoss, with smaller inset map of rail and auto routes. "Printed in U. S. A. (1934-1935) by H. S. Crocker Co., Inc." printed along the lower edge of the rear cover. This (later?) issue has the photographic portrait of Mrs. D. A. Curry on the rear cover replaced by a photograph of a Yosemite motor coach. A fine copy. (#177219).…

23 x 20.4 cm, folded to 23 x 10.2 cm, pp. [1] 2-15 [16], 26 illustrations (including 2 cover illustrations), 2 maps, printed in double columns, self wrappers, stapled. Text on page [1] begins: "After the first astonishment at the grandeur of Yosemite, / there's the realization that here, too, it the most com- / prehensive array of vacation activities ." "Printed in U. S. A. (1933-34) by H. S. Crocker Co., Inc." printed along the lower edge of the rear cover. The center leaf has a four-panel "Map showing Y. T. S. stage routes, High Sierra camps, pack trip and ski-ing country" drawn by Della Taylor Hoss, with smaller inset map of rail and auto routes. A fine copy. (#177218).…

17 cm, pp. [1-10] [1] 2-113 [114] [115-117: ads] [118: blank] [first and last leaves used as front and rear paste-downs], 40 illustrations from photographs (including one in advertising section), 2 inserted maps (folded), publisher's green wrappers with black cloth tape spine. Ninth edition. The two maps are: "Map of Yosemite Valley," with "distances from the Sentinel Hotel to points of interest in and about Yosemite" and "table of altitudes" printed on the verso and "Map of Routes to Yosemite" with "distances from Yosemite Valley" printed on the verso. Includes information on the construction and completion of "The Boulevard," a five mile wagon road between El Portal and Cascade Fall, pages 85-87. The Yosemite Valley Railroad and the new hotel at El Portal are discussed on pages 87-88. Most of the photographs are attributed to D. J. Foley; others are attributed by Fiske and Taber. This guide was published seasonally from 1901 until 1915. Each edition incorporated some changes in both text and illustrations. Contains data of historical value, including information on innkeepers and other valley businessmen, the construction of the Yosemite Valley Railroad, and other contemporary events. D. J. Foley, Yosemite publicist and photographer, was born in Dubuque, Iowa in 1857. In 1892 he moved from Pleasanton, California where he published a newspaper, to Yosemite Valley where he established the Tourist Printing Office (later the Yosemite Falls Studio). In addition to preparing his annual Yosemite Souvenir and Guide, he operated a photographic studio and published a newspaper, The Yosemite Tourist, which was issued during the summer months ("as often as the travel will justify its appearance, sometimes daily, at other times only three times a week") from 1892 until July 1934. Foley died in September 1934 at the W. B. Lewis Hospital in Yosemite Valley. Pages 103-104 loose, a very good copy. (#179189).…

17 cm, pp. [1-10] [1] 2-115 [116-117: ads] [118: blank] [first and last leaves used as front and rear paste-downs], 41 illustrations from photographs (including two in advertising section), 2 inserted maps (folded), publisher's green wrappers with black cloth tape spine. Fourteenth edition. The two maps are: "Map of Yosemite Valley," with "distances from the village to points of interest in and about the Valley" and "table of altitudes" printed on the verso and "Map of Routes to Yosemite" with "distances from Yosemite Valley" printed on the verso. Most of the photographs are no longer attributed to the photographer, but most were taken by D. J. Foley. There is an ad for the "Big Tree Auto Stage Line" with a photograph of an auto stage passing through the Dead Giant in the Tuolumne Grove of big trees. This guide was published seasonally from 1901 until 1915. Each edition incorporated some changes in both text and illustrations. Contains data of historical value, including information on innkeepers and other valley businessmen, the construction of the Yosemite Valley Railroad, and other contemporary events. D. J. Foley, Yosemite publicist and photographer, was born in Dubuque, Iowa in 1857. In 1892 he moved from Pleasanton, California where he published a newspaper, to Yosemite Valley where he established the Tourist Printing Office (later the Yosemite Falls Studio). In addition to preparing his annual Yosemite Souvenir and Guide, he operated a photographic studio and published a newspaper, The Yosemite Tourist, which was issued during the summer months ("as often as the travel will justify its appearance, sometimes daily, at other times only three times a week") from 1892 until July 1934. Foley died in September 1934 at the W. B. Lewis Hospital in Yosemite Valley. A very good copy. (#179191).…

17 cm, pp. [1-10] [1] 2-113 [114] [115-117: ads] [118: blank] [first and last leaves used as front and rear paste-downs], 40 illustrations from photographs (including two in advertising section), 2 inserted maps (folded), publisher's green wrappers with black cloth tape spine. Eleventh edition. The two maps are: "Map of Yosemite Valley," with "distances from the Sentinel Hotel to points of interest in and about Yosemite" and "table of altitudes" printed on the verso and "Outline Map of Routes to Yosemite" with "distances from Yosemite Valley" printed on the verso. Most of the photographs are attributed to D. J. Foley; others are attributed by Fiske and Taber. This guide was published seasonally from 1901 until 1915. Each edition incorporated some changes in both text and illustrations. Contains data of historical value, including information on innkeepers and other valley businessmen, the construction of the Yosemite Valley Railroad, and other contemporary events. D. J. Foley, Yosemite publicist and photographer, was born in Dubuque, Iowa in 1857. In 1892 he moved from Pleasanton, California where he published a newspaper, to Yosemite Valley where he established the Tourist Printing Office (later the Yosemite Falls Studio). In addition to preparing his annual Yosemite Souvenir and Guide, he operated a photographic studio and published a newspaper, The Yosemite Tourist, which was issued during the summer months ("as often as the travel will justify its appearance, sometimes daily, at other times only three times a week") from 1892 until July 1934. Foley died in September 1934 at the W. B. Lewis Hospital in Yosemite Valley. A very good copy. (#179190).…

Single sheet, 46 x 61 cm, folded to make 24 panels. 13 illustrations (one duplicated on outer panels), 4 maps. Advertising brochure, printed in yellow, gold and black, with auto routes and current regulations and guest services at Camp Curry. The uncredited detailed, large map on the verso, "Camp Curry's Yosemite Automobile Road Guide," with six insert town maps, is a slightly revised version of the map published in earlier Curry brochures credited to "A. J. W." and copyright by Parker Map Co, Los Angeles, Cal. The other maps are "Birdseye View of Camp Curry," "California Highway Map" and "Yosemite Valley Birdseye." Light wear at edges, 70 mm closed tear along left edge center fold, a good copy. (#166944).…

23 cm, pp. [1-2] 3-12, self wrappers, stapled. First edition. A history of Yosemite Valley through 1855 with emphasis on the Mariposa Indian campaigns which led to the effective discovery of Yosemite by European man. Includes Captain John Boling's official account of the second expedition to Yosemite in 1851. The Captain's report was written in the form of two letters, the first written in Yosemite Valley on May 15, 1851, addressed to Major James Savage, and the second composed at his camp on the Fresno River on May 29, addressed to Colonel G. W. Barbour. These letters were first published in the San Francisco Alta California on June 12 and 14, 1851. Small chip from front fore-edge, some wear and creasing along fore-edges, faint vertical mailing fold, a good copy. (#166743).…