Illustrated Guide to Yosemite Valley (INSCRIBED by Ansel Adams)
San Francisco: H.S. Crocker Co., 1940. First Edition. INSCRIBED by Ansel Adams. First Edition. 127 pp. Black & white photographic reproductions by Adams; maps in color (1 folding). Original spiral bound blue covers with white lettering. Faint circular stamp on front cover else a fine copy. Item #21579
A tourist guide with essential information on Yosemite Valley and its surrounding mountain regions, including maps and detailed information on accommodations, road trips, and trails. In this title, Adams names Watkins, Murbridge and Fiske as the important early photographers in Yosemite. To prepare for this publication, Adams spent much time in the Yosemite museum looking at early photographs of the geology of the region.
Price: $750.00