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Yosemite and the Mariposa grove : a preliminary report, 1865

Title
Yosemite and the Mariposa grove : a preliminary report, 1865 / Frederick Law Olmsted ; introduction by Victoria Post Ranney ; illustrated by Wayne Thiebaud.
Author
Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903.
Publication
  • Yosemite National Park, California : Yosemite Association, [1993]
  • Berkeley, California : One Heart Press, [1993]
  • ©1993

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Additional Authors
  • Ranney, Victoria Post
  • Thiebaud, Wayne
  • Osborne, Michael, 1951-
  • Clayton, Norman
  • Rötzscher, Klaus-Ullrich S.
  • Yosemite Association, issuing body.
  • One Heart Press, printer.
Description
xx, 32 pages; 24 cm
Subject
  • 1800-1899
  • Landscape architecture > California > Yosemite Valley > History > 19th century
  • Landscape architecture
  • Yosemite Valley (Calif.) > History
  • Yosemite National Park (Calif.) > History
  • California > Yosemite National Park
  • California > Yosemite Valley
Genre/Form
  • History.
  • Typefaces (Type evidence) – Sabon (Monotype)
  • Limitation statements (Printing)
  • Private press books – California – Berkeley – 1993.
Note
  • Originally published in Landscape architecture, volume 43, October, 1952.
  • "This is the first book to be printed at One Heart Press, Berkeley, California. Designed by Michael Osborne and Norman Clayton and printed letterpress using photopolymer plates on Rives Heavyweight. The type was set in Monotype Sabon. Bound by Klaus-Ullrich S. Rötzscher, San Francisco. This edition is limited to 450 numbered copies, 50 of which have been reserved for the press. 100 copies have been signed by Victoria Post Ranney and Wayne Thiebaud." -- Colophon.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 31-32).
Provenance (note)
  • Inscribed: signed by Victoria Post Ranney and Wayne Thiebaud.
Binding (note)
  • Bound in taupe paper boards with blue cloth spine. Paper spine title label printed in red.
Call Number
Rare Books 18-4385
ISBN
  • 0939666685
  • 9780939666683
  • 0939666693
  • 9780939666690
LCCN
93022909
OCLC
28221797
Author
Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903.
Title
Yosemite and the Mariposa grove : a preliminary report, 1865 / Frederick Law Olmsted ; introduction by Victoria Post Ranney ; illustrated by Wayne Thiebaud.
Publisher
Yosemite National Park, California : Yosemite Association, [1993]
Manufacturer
Berkeley, California : One Heart Press, [1993]
Copyright Date
©1993
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 31-32).
Provenance
Inscribed: signed by Victoria Post Ranney and Wayne Thiebaud. NN
Binding
Bound in taupe paper boards with blue cloth spine. Paper spine title label printed in red. NN
Local Note
Rare Book Division Accession File 1990-1999 (rbk90.ask), Converted September 10, 2006.
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Chronological Term
1800-1899
Added Author
Ranney, Victoria Post, writer of introduction.
Thiebaud, Wayne, illustrator.
Osborne, Michael, 1951- book designer.
Clayton, Norman, book designer.
Rötzscher, Klaus-Ullrich S., binder.
Yosemite Association, issuing body.
One Heart Press, printer.
Other Form:
Online version: Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903. Yosemite and the Mariposa grove. Yosemite National Park, Calif. : Yosemite Association, ©1993 (OCoLC)603825553
Research Call Number
Rare Books 18-4385
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