History of the Sierra Nevada FARQUHAR Francis P. [Peloubet] 1887-1974 Publisher: University of California Press in Collaboration with the Sierra Club Publish Year: 1965 Publish Place: Berkeley and Los Angeles Illustrator: ADAMS Ansel. WRIGHT Cedric. BRIDGE Marjory. etc Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 008322 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Very Good Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall Jacket Condition: Good Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: 1st Edition Inscription: Signed by Author(s) £75 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information First and only edition, signed by the author in blue cloth, silver central image, corners rubbed. Spine, gilt titles, edges bumped. Wrapper price clipped, a few chips to edges. Internally, half title (with signature), coloured frontis, (xiv), [2], [1], 2-262 pp, 49 illustrations (many by Ansel Adams), 5 maps. Uncommon to find signed. (259*176 mm). (Neate *255. Alpine Club LibCat p107). Panorama of human experiences in California's "great snowy range", including the Yosemite, Mt. Whitney, and Lake Tahoe areas, from its sighting by Spaniards to the present.
