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Yosemite's Famous Guests (association copy)
by Sargent, Shirley (signed); Horace Albright (inscribed to)
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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La Grande, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Yosemite, CA: Flying Spur, 1970. First edition. Softcover. Near fine. Association copy, inscribed to Horace Albright--who wrote the foreword to this volume--on a typed, signed label affixed to the half-title page: "Aug. 3, 1970, For Grace and Horace with appreciation, admiration and affection. Shirley." Her signature is in her hand. Stapled to the interior rear wrap is a single-sheet 8.5 x 11" book release/party invitation for Yosemite's Famous Guests at Curry Village on Yosemite letterhead.
Labels were Shirley Sargent's usual mode, it would seem because her handwriting (from other samples we've seen) was actually very tough verging on impossible to read. Her labels suggest a level of advanced thoughtfulness and have a certain charm. She was a prolific historian of Yosemite. Her bestselling book was John Muir in Yosemite National Park (1972), but she published on many facets of the park and its history via her own Flying Spur Press.
Horace Albright became the second director of the National Park Service following Stephen Mather, and much could be written about his accomplishments and how he steered the NPS; he was awarded a Presidential Medal for Freedom. But first he was the superintendent of Yellowstone National Park, and then he was briefly the superintendent of Yosemite. Shirley Sargent apparently went to school with his daughter in Yosemite during that time.
Yosemite's Famous Guest is part coffee-table booklet, part useful reference, about the folks who passed through and left their mark on the scenic valley. Quarto in wraps, 48 pages. Short chapters are illustrated with many black and white photos and with an index at the rear. Albright is mention at least on pages 23 and 24, with a photo of him as a rather young-looking man standing beside Mather (see our photo). He is certainly among Yosemite's most famous guests, and he also played host to them.
A very near fine booklet with a minor bump to upper corner; letter about fine. A nice association--a great Yosemite tour and talk piece.
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Labels were Shirley Sargent's usual mode, it would seem because her handwriting (from other samples we've seen) was actually very tough verging on impossible to read. Her labels suggest a level of advanced thoughtfulness and have a certain charm. She was a prolific historian of Yosemite. Her bestselling book was John Muir in Yosemite National Park (1972), but she published on many facets of the park and its history via her own Flying Spur Press.
Horace Albright became the second director of the National Park Service following Stephen Mather, and much could be written about his accomplishments and how he steered the NPS; he was awarded a Presidential Medal for Freedom. But first he was the superintendent of Yellowstone National Park, and then he was briefly the superintendent of Yosemite. Shirley Sargent apparently went to school with his daughter in Yosemite during that time.
Yosemite's Famous Guest is part coffee-table booklet, part useful reference, about the folks who passed through and left their mark on the scenic valley. Quarto in wraps, 48 pages. Short chapters are illustrated with many black and white photos and with an index at the rear. Albright is mention at least on pages 23 and 24, with a photo of him as a rather young-looking man standing beside Mather (see our photo). He is certainly among Yosemite's most famous guests, and he also played host to them.
A very near fine booklet with a minor bump to upper corner; letter about fine. A nice association--a great Yosemite tour and talk piece.
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- Rural Hours
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1100
- Title
- Yosemite's Famous Guests (association copy)
- Author
- Sargent, Shirley (signed); Horace Albright (inscribed to)
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Flying Spur
- Place of Publication
- Yosemite, CA
- Date Published
- 1970
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