CALIFORNIA'S PERIPATETIC PHOTOGRAPHER CHARLES LEANDER WEED by Dennis Kruska. Sherman Oaks, California: [Dennis Kruska], 2026. 26.5 cm, pp. [i-viii] ix-xi [xii] 1-126 [127-128] [129: colophon] [130: blank], illustrations, facsimiles, pictorial wrappers, perfect bound. First edition, first printing. Limited to 115 copies of which this is one of 100 paperbound copies. In June 1859 Charles Leander Weed (1824-1916) was the first to photograph Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove of Big Trees. A fine copy. Provenance: A presentation copy with signed inscription by Dennis Kruska on the half title page. Accompanied by 2024 computer generated draft titled "Charles Leander Weed California's Incomparable Photographer Journeys & Triumphs," 83 leaves, printed on rectos only. (#179414).
"Edition limited to 115 copies" on colophon page.