CLOSE UPS OF THE HIGH SIERRA

Glendale, California: La Siesta Press, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. This is number 171 of 200 copies signed by Norman Clyde. Additionally signed by publisher Walt Wheelock, with a typed letter signed by Wheelock and a personal check signed by Norman Clyde laid in. The first collection of writings by the revered California mountaineer and naturalist. Clyde (1885-1972) is credited with making more first ascents in the Sierra Nevada than Clarence King, John Muir, and William Brewer, combined, and led or participated in many mountain rescues. Octavo: 80 pp. with maps and illustrations by Ruth Daly. Original brown cloth binding, with a printed (truncated) paper spine label and gilt-stamped titles. A bit of wear to the corners and tips; else very good. (Inventory #: 78551)