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Scenes of Wonder and Curiosity in California. Illustrated by Ninety-Two Well-Executed Engravings... including the Mammoth Trees of Calaveras; Caves and Natural Bridges; the Yo-Semite Valley; the Mammoth Trees of Mariposa and Frezno; Mount Shasta... Author: Hutchings, James Mason Place Published: San Francisco Publisher: Hutchings & Rosenfield Date Published: [1860] Description: 236 pp. Illustrated with 93 wood engravings. 24x16.5 cm (9½x6¼"), original blindstamped cloth, spine lettered in gilt. First Edition. The first book-length description of California's natural attractions, and the first work to describe extensively the big trees and the Yosemite region. "Hutchings was editor and publisher of Hutchings' California Magazine, founded in 1856. This book is the first work to promote the natural beauty and scenery of California" - Greenwood. Cowan p.300; Currey & Kruska 64; Farquhar 4a; Greenwood 1275. Inscribed "Lyman Healey 1865" on front flyleaf, "F. W. Mason" on rear free endpaper. Condition: Cover worn; soiling within, many page corners folded. Bottom edge of p. 117/118 torn, affecting some text; very good. Lots sold without reserve are sold "as is" and are not returnable under any circumstances. The minimum shipping and handling per invoice is $25 for shipments to the US and $50 for shipments sent outside the US Please consider this when determining your bid amounts Item#: 351930a Headline: Hutchings Scenes of Wonder Curiosity Yosemite