A Journal of Ramblings through the High Sierras of California by the University Excursion Party.
by LE CONTE, Joseph
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: The Sierra Club, 1930. One of 1500 copies. Octavo. x, [8], 152 pp. Publisher's stiff brown wrappers with printed paper spine label. A very good copy.A reprint of the 1875 edition. Following the Civil War, Joseph and his brother moved to California where he helped organize the University of California. LeConte Hall on the University of California, Berkeley campus is named for him. In 1889, Joseph embarked on a five week horseback trip to the Yosemite Valley and the High Sierras. This group started a campaign to establish today's Yosemite National Park and to promote more recreational uses of the Sierras. The group was also instrumental in establishing the Sierra Club. The LeConte Memorial Lodge in Yosemite Valley is the Sierra Club's headquarters in the park.
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- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 69803
- Title
- A Journal of Ramblings through the High Sierras of California by the University Excursion Party.
- Author
- LE CONTE, Joseph
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Sierra Club
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1930
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About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
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Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine Label
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- Wrappers
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- Reprint
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