Norman Clyde of the Sierra Nevada _ Rambles Through the Range of Light

RARE HARDCOVER First Edition - 1971. (No additional editions listed.) Scrimshaw Press. (San Francisco), 1971. One of 500 copies handbound by Earle Gray. Octavo. 172 pp. Illustrated from photographs. Publisher's quarter brown cloth over decorative and printed boards, printed paper spine label. An excellent copy. Norman Clyde (April 8, 1885 - December 23, 1972) was a famous mountaineer, mountain guide, freelance writer, nature photographer, and self trained naturalist. He is well-known for achieving over 130 first ascents, many in California's... Book is in near fine condition, appears unread. Interior is clean, crisp with bright ivory color pages. No marks, chips or tears.