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RC FIRE IN SIERRA NEVADA FORESTS: a photographic interpretation of ecological change since 1849. by George Gruell.
The face of the Sierra has filled in-and that, Gruell says, is not a good thing; not for wildlife, not for the forest and not for the future of the range's ecosystems." - Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times.
Fire in Sierra Nevada Forests examines the woodlands through repeat photography: re-photographing sites depicted in historical photographs to compare past vegetation to present. 256 pages, 7.25 x 10.25. Published by Mountain Press.
ISBN: 0-87842-446-6. Order #: MOPR9062 paper$95.00. RC 

 

RC AN ILLUSTRATED FLORA OF YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK. Stephen Botti.
Covers every vascular plant species in Yosemite, with 1100 water-color paintings plus pen-and-ink drawings.516 pages, large-format. An uncirculated copy from a book distributor.
ISBN: 0-939666-98-7. Order #: YOCO9013 paper$950. RC 

 

 

RC OF GARRYOWEN IN GLORY: The History of the Seventh United States Cavalry Regiment. by Chandler.
This is the Army unit of the Battle of Little Big Horn fame. The song "Garryowen" was Custer's theme song. Period covered is from 1866 to inactivation in 1957--troop movements, engagements, forts where stationed. Small tear on dust jacket.
ISBN: . Order #: EXPO0442 cloth$200.00. RC

 

 

 

RCYOSEMITE CLIMBER. by George Meyers.
Essays and dramatic action photographs give insights into the challenges and rewards of climbing Yosemite's great rock walls and spires. Shows technical problems on smaller cliffs, intricacies of longer multi-pitch free climbs and the complexities of living on, and climbing the awe-inspiring big-wall routes of El Capitan. Color photos, 96 large-format pages.
ISBN: 0-906371-09-0. 1979. Order #: WILD1757 cloth$95.00. RC

 

SKIING TERMINOLOGY: an encylopedia for instructors. Barnes.
2nd edition, 1992. Definitions of ski turns, gear, and technique that establish a common language for this great winter sport. 176 pages, drawings. Some staining on a few pages.
ISBN: .Order #: MISC3287 paper$49.50.

 

 

#A TOUR ON THE PRAIRIES. by Washington Irving.
1835 edition of this classic. Pages spotted (foxed moderately), else in good conditon. 285 pages.
ISBN: . /Order #: MISC9373 cloth$225.00. RC 

#USE OF THE NATIONAL FORESTS. by U. S. Forest Service. 
1907 description of the mulitple-use concept of the national forests--threats, values. 42 pages.
ISBN None. /Order #:  MISC9371 cloth$96.00.

RC THIS ITEM HAS SOLD. A VOICE FROM HARPERS FERRY: A Narrative of Events at Harper's Ferry with incidents prior and subsequent to its capture by Captain Brown and his men--with incidents prior and subsequent to its capture by Captain Brown and his men. by Osborne Perry Anderson, "one of the number" [of raiders].Anderson was among the raiders led by John Brown to capture a federal arsenal in 1859, bringing attention to the slavery issue by attacking the government that supported it and with the hope of starting an uprising that would resolve the issue of slavery in the South, ending slavery. He expected that once his catalyst was set, the rest would be spontaneous, but it was not. Instead he and his group were captured by federal troops and Brown, after a trial, was hung as were two others of the party. Osborne lived and wrote the only insider account of the raid, listed here. It is an important record of the Civil War and American history, one might say the first incident of the war and this 1861 first edition was the year the Civil War began. All pages by Anderson are present (through page 62) as is poetry from New York Tribune on pages 63-65 but pages 66-72 of poetry are missing (available in reprints). Front cover is present, back cover is missing. Pages are spotted in places but the text is easily read. There is a stamp from the Library of Fred M. Harris on page 2, which presumably was a personal collection. The present copyhas been in another private collection the past 50-some years. A search has so far found no other of this first edition in circulation; there are reprints. The cover says the printing was done at Boston "printed for the author" and there is no indication who the printer was. ISBN: None. Order #: VINT3773 paper $2000.00. RC 

WONDER LAKE TO MULDROW GLACIER (map). by Bradford Washburn.
Large-scale topographic map of trails, historic climbing route for Mt. McKinley approach. Details the famous foot-trail leading from the Denali Highway southward across the McKinley River and Clearwater uplands, and up the valley of Cache Creek to the base of Mt. McKinley. Scale 1:24,000 (2,000 feet to 1 inch); contour interval 20 feet. 12"x24" shipped folded 6" x 9".
ISBN: None. 1980. /Order #: MOUN2674 map$94.00.    Also include in maps. RC 

 

 

#WOOD STOVES: how to make and use them. by Ole Wik.
Thoughts on use of wood for cooking/heating and getting it, design elements, ovens, dampers, hotwater systems, list of manufacturers. Photos, diagrams, 204 pages.
ISBN: 0-88240-083-5. /Order #: ALNO3167 paper$97.00. RC 

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