The 1924 printing of this massive and historically important book for scholars and lovers of Yosemite, which according to Wikipedia was first published in 1918. We have not found any examples of the 1918 printing. This is an ex-library book in excellent condition for its age and size. Includes numerous high quality color plates, black and white photos , line drawings, charts and a very long (about 30 inches) pull-out color map and accompanying chart which are also in excellent condition for their age. The map is whole but does have much wrinkling - see photos. Pages are clean, clear and without marks, folds or foxing. However, there are a relatively few pages with tears. We have examed the book page-by-page and found the following with tears: small tears near the bottom edge of the Contents pages, small tears at the top margins of two (4) of the index pages, a large tear, repaired with scotch tape on page 33, several taped tears on page 69/70, a missing section - about 1 inch - at the top edge of pages 425/426). We can't guarantee that we have not missed any torn pages; but if we have missied any they will not be more than half a dozen. The book has library stamps including one on the title page, and stamps on the back side (mostly blank) of almost all of photo plates. XVIII + 752 pages.
From Wikipedia (abridged):
Joseph Grinnell (February 27, 1877 – May 29, 1939) was an American field biologist and zoologist. He made extensive studies of the fauna of California, and is credited with introducing a method of recording precise field observations known as the Grinnell System.[1] He served as the first director of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at the University of California, Berkeley from the museum's inception in 1908 until his death.[2]
He edited The Condor, a publication of the Cooper Ornithological Club, from 1906 to 1939, and authored many articles for scientific journals and ornithological magazines. He wrote several books, among them The Distribution of the Birds of California and Animal Life in the Yosemite.[3] He also developed and popularized the concept of the niche....
Tracy Irwin Storer (1889–1973) was an American zoologist known for his contributions to the wildlife of California and the ecology of the Sierra Nevada.>>[1] He was a professor of zoology at the University of California, Davis for over 30 years. He served as president of several biological societies, including the Cooper Ornithological Club (as a three-time president), Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, the Society of Mammalogists, and the Wildlife Society, and was a fellow of the California Academy of Sciences which in 1968 awarded him the Fellow's Medal, the academy's highest honor...
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An extremely heavy book, it will require addtional shipping cost for international sales. Will be priority mailed to domestic addresses.
