The Atlantic to the Pacific. What to See, and How to See It
Boston: Shepard and Gill, 1873.
First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 6.75" x 4.5", 365 pp, bound in publisher's green cloth. Double-page map of the Yosemite Valley, frontispiece illustration of Cathedral Spires, one advertising page at rear. Early ownership signature and later owner's ink stamp on front free endpaper, corners rubbed through, front hinge wobbly, with cloth partially split over front joint. Describes Lester's travels from Omaha to California. Currey & Kruska 237: "Lester was a perceptive and knowledgeable observer and his concise and literate narrative is of considerable interest. Many of Yosemite's prioneer inhabitants are mentioned.... Lester spend an evening with [John] Muir discussing geological theory."
Item #24552
Price: $50.00