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[103] pp. Comprised of a title page, 2-page map of the Pacific Coast, and 50 lithograph views of Yosemite, with embellished caption pages on the versos of the plates, referring to the following illustrations. 22.5x15 cm (9x6"), original color lithograph wrappers with gilt accents.

Fifty lithograph views of Yosemite captured within this rare book including Half Dome, Three Brothers, Grizzly Giant, and more. With a two-page map showing "Summer Resorts of the Pacific Coast Adjacent to the Lines of the Central and Southern Pacific Railroads." A schedule dated 1881 of rail and stage service between San Francisco and Yosemite Valley via Clark's (Wawona) is printed on the title leaf verso. The wrapper title is "Yosemite and the Big Trees of California." Currey & Kruska, 100.