Sierra Nevada natural history an illustrated handbook by Tracy I. Storer and Robert L. Usinger. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1963. 18.5x12.5 cm, pp. [1-10] [1] 2-374, 12 inserted plates with color illustrations on both sides (113 illustrations, some with multiple images), 65 full page black and white illustrations included in the pagination, 24 figures in the text, 2 maps, pictorial wrappers, perfect bound. First edition. A concise handbook describing and illustrating more than 750 common plants and animals of the Sierra Nevada. The introductory chapters survey the physical features and climate of the range, its geological history, the distribution of plants and animals, the modifications made by man, and land ownership and management. "This is far and away the best general nature guide to the Range of Light, tremendously informative, yet small enough to fit into a knapsack" (Robinson). Trade paperback format. Robinson 21. Priced $4.95 on front cover. Stain and abrasion on front cover, a good copy. This was the copy I carried in my knapsack in the 1960s. (#167922).
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