[Robinson, Charles Dorman (1847-1933)]. In the Matter of the Investigation of the Yosemite Valley Commissioners. [N.p.: N.p., 5 February 1889].

8vo (229 x 152 mm). Original salmon-colored printed wrappers (front wrapper starting, darkening to spine, toning and minor soiling along extremities, minor corner losses at upper spine on front and rear wrappers).

FIRST EDITION. Charles Dorman Robinson was an American painter who moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1875. He paid his first visit to the Yosemite Valley in 1880 and would return every summer for the following twenty-four years. During this period he painted numerous scenes of the region and kept careful track of its overall state, which in turn led him to file a formal complaint against the Commissioners to Manage Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove of Big Trees, alleging that officials were squandering public funds, unlawfully cutting down trees, and forcibly entering private residences in the valley. It was due in part to these issues and to the efforts of John Muir that Yosemite was declared a national park on 1 October 1890.

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

[Robinson, Charles Dorman (1847-1933)]. In the Matter of the Investigation of the Yosemite Valley Commissioners. [N.p.: N.p., 5 February 1889].

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

[Robinson, Charles Dorman (1847-1933)]. In the Matter of the Investigation of the Yosemite Valley Commissioners. [N.p.: N.p., 5 February 1889].

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