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Donald R. Fleming (Editor), Lawton Kennedy (Printer), et al : Mountain Passes and Trails of California

The Book Club of California, San Francisco, CA, 1979

Twelve parts, complete. One of 900 copies printed by Lawton Kennedy. Original folio in a blue cloth-covered slipcase. Folio has light blue paper-covered boards backed with medium blue cloth. Twelve parts are printed in black ink on white paper and laid in loose. Black labels with gilt lettering on slipcase spine. 8 3/4" x 10 1/2." Unpaginated, forty-right pages (twelve leaves folded in half and printed on all sides), complete. Black-and-white illustrations, complete. Pages, folio, and slipcase are virtually pristine and intact. Pages have slight wear along spine. Folio has slight rubbing to boards. Slipcase has minuscule wear to extremities. A Fine copy. A collection of brief historical essays about the lesser-known trails and mountain passes traversed by early pioneers in their journeys to California. The following are the titles and authors of the twelve parts: "Map of the Passes and Trails of California" by Donald Greame Kelley [includes the map and an Introduction by editor Donald R. Fleming], "Beckwourth Pass" by Clarence F. McIntosh, "Tejon Pass" by Gary Kurutz, "Cajon Pass" by Edwin Carpenter, "Death Valley Passes and Trails" by Hugh Tolford and Mary Lehman (Drawing), "Fandango Pass" by Aubrey Neasham, "Pacheco Pass" by Albert Shumate, "San Marcos Pass" by David Myrick, "Siskiyou Pass" by Richard Dillon, "Sonora Pass" by Carlo de Ferrari and Teresa Baggott (Photograph), "The Lawley Toll Road" by Ellen Shaffer and Alden Spiers (Photograph), and "Tioga Pass" by Dorothy Whitnah.. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover

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