San Francisco: A. L. Bancroft & Company, 1871. First Edition. Hardcover. Good +. 12mo., 256 pp., original green cloth lettered in gilt, index to advertisers + advertisements i-lvii. -- Moderate wear to the extremities (some fraying to the spine tips & corner edges , corners bumped. Blank paste-down and first free end-paper (paper a little separated, but hinges still strong. Rear hinges strong. Rear paste-down has an advertisement pasted on, and a small stamp at bottom near the gutter of "H. K. Van Siclen, Bibliophile, 133 Nassau St., Ny". --. "This tourist guide for visitors of San Francisco and the Yosemite Valley offers a look at travel and accommodations in the late 19th century".-googlebks.

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Bookseller: Lonesome Water Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 7912
Title: Bancroft's Tourist's Guide to Yosemite
Author: Bancroft
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good +
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: A. L. Bancroft & Company
Place of Publication: San Francisco
Date Published: 1871
Keywords: Antiquarian Books, Nonfiction, California, Travel, National Parks, Travel Guides, Yosemite, National Parks, Bancrofts Tourist Guide to Yosemite, Tourism, imprints, San Francisco, Ads, Advertising, Advertisments
Bookseller catalogs: Western Americana;

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