Hutchings, James Mason (1820-1902). "The Great Yo-Semite Valley." [in]: Hutchings' California Magazine. No. 40. San Francisco: Hutchings & Rosenfield, October 1859.

8vo. (Some toning, wear and losses at corners, spotting throughout). Original pictorial yellow wrappers (wear and losses at corners, very light soiling).

THE FIRST ILLUSTRATED ARTICLE ABOUT THE YOSEMITE VALLEY EVER PRINTED.

[With]: HUTCHINGS. Hutchings' California Magazine. No. 28. San Francisco: Hutchings & Rosenfield, October 1858. Original pictorial wrappers (soiling, wear). Provenance: "Hittell" (presumably John Shertzer Hittell, American author and historian).

[With]: HUTCHINGS. Hutchings' California Magazine. No. 10. San Francisco: Hutchings & Rosenfield, April 1859. (Some spotting throughout.)

[With:] BROOKS, Henry. The California Mountaineer. Vol. 1, No. 1. San Francisco: J.W. Sullivan, January 1861. (Lacking upper cover). This periodical would merge with Hutchings' Illustrated Magazine after just 7 issues. VERY RARE.

James Mason Hutchings emigrated to the United States from England in 1848, and the following year headed west hoping to make his fortune during the California Gold Rush. Despite initial success as a miner, he subsequently lost it all and became a publisher. In 1855 he led the second tourist party into Yosemite (and the first to leave a record). Hutchings' Illustrated California Magazine was founded to spread the word about the region and about Yosemite in particular.

From the Collection of Jay N. Guerbr

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Printed Books & Early American Photography, including Selections from the Larry Ness Collection

Hutchings, James Mason (1820-1902). "The Great Yo-Semite Valley." [in]: Hutchings' California Magazine. No. 40. San Francisco: Hutchings & Rosenfield, October 1859.

Printed Books & Early American Photography, including Selections from the Larry Ness Collection

Hutchings, James Mason (1820-1902). "The Great Yo-Semite Valley." [in]: Hutchings' California Magazine. No. 40. San Francisco: Hutchings & Rosenfield, October 1859.

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