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SANBORN, MARGARET. Yosemite its discovery, its wonders, and its people. New York: Random House, [1981]. 23.3x15 cm, pp. [i-ix] x [xi-xii] [1-3] 4-289 [290: blank] [291: "About the Author"] [292: blank], 8 inserted plates with 30 illustrations, 3 maps, original gray boards with blue cloth shelf back, spine panel stamped in silver. First edition. A well-written popular history of Yosemite Valley's early history, largely based on material from previously published books and articles. "A fine portrait of the Valley as it developed and of nineteenth-century America returning to nature" (Publisher's Weekly). A nearly fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#166173).