Pacific valley press (16 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Fair.

Paperback. Condición: Fair.

Condición: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. First edition, second issue (with a passenger in the cart and a lean-to added to the building in the frontispiece). "The High Sierra, with its magnificent scenery, ancient and modern glaciers, and other objects of interest; with tables of distances and altitudes, maps, etc. Profusely Illustrated". Illustrated with fold-out map, plates from photographs, full-page and in text. Fair to poor, cloth at front spine groove is torn part way down from top and worn at edges, hinges badly cracked, shaken, text block is intact. Mustard cloth with gilt , beveled edges, gilt page edges. …

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. Octavo. Pp.496. "The High Sierra, with Its Magnificent Scenery, Ancient and Modern Glaciers, and other Objects of Interest; with Tables of Distance and Altitudes, Maps, etc. Profusely Illustrated." By a longtime resident of "Yo Semite." The history, exploration, Indian campaign, descriptions, and much on California: sequoias, Alcatraz, etc. Over 150 illustrations, several maps and charts. Internally fine, rebound in half leather and pebbled cloth, rubbed at extremities. …

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. In the Heart of the Sierras. The Yo Semite Valley, Both Historical and Descriptive: And Scenes by the Way. Big Tree Groves. The High Sierra, with Its Magnificent Scenery, Ancient and Modern Glaciers, and Other Objects of Interest; with Tables of Distances and Altitudes, Maps, Etc. Profusely illustrated. By J. M. Hutchings of Yosemite Published at the Old Cabin, Yo Semite Valley, and at Pacific Press Publishing House, Oakland Cal. 1886. This book is a great artifact of Yosemite history! This is a rare copy of the first edition. 496 pages. Gilded, original mustard color cloth and spine. It is in fair condition. With minor bowning on the cover, spotting and foxing. It has one large folding map, and two small maps. There are 29 plates, (one in red.) There are 152 Illustrations in all! The Red plate is of the California Snow Plant. It also has the remarkable Artotype by E. Bierstadt of "The Sierras from Glacier Point" opposite page 470. (In later editions this was by Britton & Rey, S.F. not E. Bierstadt.) A feature that Currey & Kruska report to be found only in "a few copies of the first printing." The folding map bears the scarce "Heliotype Printing Co Boston" In the frontispeice, the carriage has no passengers and the shack has no lean-to. This is a rare early copy of the first printing. The back of the book has a bear stamped in profile! Please see the photographs. Farquhar 18b; Currey & Krushka 175.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Brownish mustard beveled decorative cover, stamped in brown and gilt, flowerd enpapers, slightly rubbed and worn. Generally tight, but starting. First was 1886.

Hardcover. Fourth printing. xii, 496 pp.; frontispiece and 155 illustrations, including 3 maps (1 folding, 1 full-page, 1 in-text), many full-page plates, including many "photo-typos" printed by Britton & Rey. 1 wood-engraved botanical plate printed in red. This copy with extra plate not included in the list of illustrations; 8vo, publisher's full speckled sheep, morocco lettering pieces, octavo, marbled endpapers. James Mason Hutchings (1820-1902) spent much of his life in and around Yosemite and the high Sierra and was instrumental in promoting Yosemite Valley as a tourist destination. His "In the Heart of the Sierras" was the crowning achievement of his career as a writer and publisher. The extra plate - "The Sierras from Glacier Point", a "photo-typo" by Britton and Rey after a photograph by George Fiske is found at page 470, opposite the correct plate "Key to the High Sierra from Glacier Point Hotel." Currey & Kruska 175; Farquhar 18d. Front joint neatly split from top to bottom though board is held firmly in place by sewing cords and cloth inner hinge, lettering pieces chipped, brief Christmas 1900 gift inscription to back of Hutchings' portrait, else near fine.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. Original gilt-titled pictorial cloth, beveled boards, AEG, patterned eps. Cloth somewhat insected, points bumped. Scattered foxing. Frontis and plates, folding map. Front hinge slightly relaxed but holding well.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; xii,496 pages.

4to, full leather, gilt lettering and gilt edges, illustrated with 28 photo -typo plates by Britton & Rey (including frontispiece of the Sierras"), numerous wood engravings, including plates after photographs and paintings, and two maps (one folding), [4]. xii, 13-496 pp .Binding with wear to joints and edges, mild scuffing, hinges repaired, stain to top edge, occasionally creeping into top margin, folding map with a long repaired tear, scattered soiling and occasional pale foxmarks, stains to pages 132-133, and one of the wood engraved plates, ownership signatures; otherwise very good. Deluxe issue in full leather. Portrait of Hutchings engraved in wood, and over 150 illustrations in total. Hutchings was a pioneer of the tourist industry in Yosemite, and one of the first to visit there in the winter. According to Farquhar, In the heart of the Sierras was Hutchings' crown publishing achievement and ".contains a great deal more.than the account of Hutchings personal experiences; it covers more fully than any other work of the its day every aspect of Yosemite Valley and the Big Trees that could be considered of general interest to visitors." Cowan p.299. Currey & Krusta 175. Farquhar 18b.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Dust Jacket. Ex library. Appears to be original leather with tape reinforced spine, marbled endpages. Inscribed to the frontis verso by Hutchings (to the Ventura Public Library. ) Bookplates, board edges rubbed/exposed. Some library stamps/numbers. Foldout topographic map. Few stains to pages. P. 281 has a tear, tape repairs, and minor loss. Not a first edition whcih was 1886. ; quarto; 496 pages; Signed by Author.…

First Edition, Second issue. 4to, original decorative cloth, gilt lettering, illustrated with 29 photo -typo plates by Britton & Rey, including frontispiece of The Yo-Semite Valley, wood engravings, and three maps (one folding), [4]. xii, 13-496 pp. Hinges cracked, abrasion to upper spine, ends and corners bumped and showing, light soiling, minor white spot to lower front cover, occasional faint foxing and aging, 2' edge tear to folding map, tiny black ink sots to author's portrait verso, gift inscription from 1887; otherwise very good.Second issue with photo-typo by Britton & Rey, showing a woman seated behind the horse and cabin with lean-to; portrait of Hutchings is engraved in wood, and over 150 illustrations in total. Hutchings was a pioneer of the tourist industry in Yosemite, and one of the first to visit there in the winter. According to Farquhar, In the heart of the Sierras was Hutchings' crown publishing achievement and ".contains a great deal more.than the account of Hutchings personal experiences; it covers more fully than any other work of the its day every aspect of Yosemite Valley and the Big Trees that could be considered of general interest to visitors." Cowan p.299. Currey & Krusta 175. Farquhar 18b.…

Thick 8vo. 496 pp. Photo-type collotype photo frontisp., numerous collotype photo plates (most images by George Fiske, Walker & Taber), plates, half-tone printed photo plates, woodcut engravings, maps (1 large folding). Publisher's full speckled sheep, gilt & black morocco spine labels, marbled endpapers (minor splitting to upper front hinge at head of spine, rear hinge at foot of spine, minor scuffing, edgewear), still a good bright copy with map in VG condition. First edition of this informative and early travel guide to the Yosemite Valley by the former Forty-Niner, who was a key figure in preserving the Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Big Tree Grove from 1880-1884, where he kept a visitor's hotel. Also included are details on the Yosemite Indian's efforts to stall off gold miners and explorers into the valley, military campaigns, and subsequent removals. See: Currey & Kruska, 175.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint Editions. Copyright date is 1888, Illustrated with 28 "photo-typo" plates by Britton & Rey (including frontispiece "In the Heart of the Sierras"); numerous wood-engravings, including plates after photographs and paintings; plate of a snow plant printed in red; plus 2 maps (1 folding). (8vo) 23x16 cm (9x6¼"), original pictorial olive cloth decorated in brown and gilt, all edges gilt. Early reprint. With 1889 presentation inscription from the Sacramento Business College on the front flyleaf. First published 2 years prior. Hutchings, a pioneer of the tourist industry in Yosemite and one of the first to visit there in winter, was Guardian to the Valley & the Mariposa Big Tree Grove from 1880-1884. Cowan p.299: Currey & Kruska 175; Farquhar 18d. Light soiling to cloth with rubbing to extremities; hinges cracked, folding map with a few closed tears to margins, longer closed tear at stub affecting about 2" of the map with no loss; very good.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Copyright date 1886, First edition, later issue. Illustrated with 29 inserted plates including frontispiece; 26 phototypes by Britton & Rey from photographs by George Fiske & others; also, 1 red plate of a snow plant, & 3 wood-engraved plates; 2 maps (1 folding, lithographed by Britton & Rey). (8vo), 21.5x15 cm (8½x5¾"), pictorial cloth stamped in gilt and brown, blindstamped bear on back cover. Later issue. J.M. Hutchings (1820-1902), was a pioneer of the tourist industry in Yosemite. He was one of the first to visit there in winter and was Guardian to the Valley and the Mariposa Big Tree Grove between 1880 and 1884. According to Farquhar, In the Heart of the Sierras was Hutchings' crown publishing achievement and ".contains a great deal more. than an account of Hutchings' personal experiences; it covers more fully than any other work of its day every aspect of Yosemite Valley and the Big Trees that could by considered of general interest to visitors." Light rubbing to cloth; folding map with toning at folds, short closed tears at stub at bottom edge; a nicer copy than usually encountered; very good. George Fiske (ilustrador). …

[CALIFORNIA]. First edition. 8vo. First printing in publisher's deluxe full-morocco binding, with marbled endpapers, gilt inner dentelles, all edges gilt, xii, 13 - 496 pp., frontispiece, preface, numerous illustrations, plates, maps. Currey and Kruska comment that this book "covers, more fully than other works of the period, every aspect of Yosemite Valley and the Big Trees that could be considered of general interest to visitors. This work is an important primary source for information on the early human history of the region". Covers lightly rubbed and with light wear to the corners and extremities, else a tight clean copy in very good condition.…