James Mason Hutchings of Yo Semite, A Biography and Bibliography by Blau, Mariana; Kruska, Dennis G - 2009

Book Club of California, 2009-01-01. Hardcover. Like New. 0x0x0. The Book Club of California; San Francisco, 2009. Hardcover. Limited Edition. Book is limited to 500 numbered copies. This book is number 225. Fine, green and brown cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine and paper label on front board, binding firm, interior and extremities tidy, illustrated endpapers/pastedowns, minimal use/handling marks, small rub mark and couple of very small soiled spots bottom text block edge, almost unnoticeable scattered foxing top text block edge, without Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 9.5 x 12 inches], 324pp., indexed, color and b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.

San Francisco: Book Club of California, 2009. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. One of 500 copies. AS NEW, WITHOUT DUST JACKET AS ISSUED.

San Francisco: Book Club of California, 2009. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. A remarkably bright, very fine copy in tight binding.. Green-cloth folio (dark brown spine); xv, 324 p, b&w and color illus/maps; 34 cm. A detailed, illustrated examination of Hutchings' life, his ongoing methods of promoting Yosemite and his influence on nineteenth century California literature. The biography includes much new material on Hutchings' hotel-keeping activities, his travels, and his legal fight to preserve his Yosemite land claims. The annotated bibliography lists all known publications by Hutchings and well as those he influenced. || Publishers and publishing -- California -- Biography; Bibliography.

San Francisco: Book Club of California, 2009. Limited ed. Hardcover. A fine mint copy in a protective shrink wrap. A forest green folio hardcover in plastice shrink wrap ; xv, 324 p : illus, maps (some color) ; 34 cm. Yosemite Valley (Calif.) -- History -- Conservation -- Nature -- Biography.