SQUAW VALLEY (SIGNED); A Photographic Historical of the Squaw Valley-Sierra Nevada Region
Lake Tahoe: Sierra-Tahoe Publishing Co., 1960. First Edition. Cloth. 88 pp. SIGNED/INSCRIBED by the Author in ink on the dedication page: "To Bob-with best wishes-E.B.Scott 7/10/60 / Volume 483 of 500 copies-". Illustrated dust jacket. Profusely illustrated, including many from vintage photographs. Edition limited to 500 copies.Three prior owner's signatures and word "best" over Author's inscription, plus note on page 86: "Back cover / The beautiful area before the damned state ruined it!". White pebbled cloth with gilt titling. Map endpapers. 8 1/2" x 11 1/4". From the flap: "'The most beautiful valley the eye of man has ever beheld,' were the words chosen by Placer County surveyor Thomas A. Young to describe Squaw Valley in August of 1856, and this detailed documentation of the world-famous High Sierra valley traces Squaw's development over the last one hundred and ten years...". A Near Fine copy (Slightly toned covers; the prior owner's work as aforementioned) in a Very Good Plus dust jacket (rubbed spine; else Fine), now in a clear mylar protective sleeve. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address. Near Fine / Very Good Plus. Item #2572
Price: $95.00