10,000 miles by land and sea. By Rev. W. W. Ross. Toronto: James Campbell & Son, 1876. 17.8x11.6 cm, pp. [i-v] vi vii] viii [9] 10-284 [285-287: ads] [288: blank], original pictorial pebbled green cloth, front panel stamped in gold and black, spine stamped in gold, rear panel stamped in blind, slate gray endpapers. First edition. "One-half of the book is given over to descriptions of California and its institutions" (Cowan [1933], p. 543). Description of the Mariposa Grove of Big Trees and the Yosemite Valley, pp. 198-236. Of the trip to Yosemite Ross observes "This trip will tax your time, your purse, your strength -- your time ten days, your purse $100, your strength till stiff and sore -- if you do it thoroughly; but it 'will pay'" (p. [209]). Corner tips rubbed, a very nice, bright copy. (#166388).
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