David Spilman Fine Books

Yosemite Tales and Trails; [Ansel Adams, Photographs]

Taylor, Katherine Ames

San Francisco: H. S. Crocker Co. Inc., 1934. Very Good. First Edition. Ansel Adams. [11x8in], [10], 78 pp., 23 Ansel Adams photographs (several full page); Light Green cloth covers with gilt lettering on front, all edges trimmed; Minor shelf wear to covers, edges and corners, fading to covers with some small white spots, text and images are fine, closed tear to margin p 21. end papers age toned. Item #14439

Katherine Ames Taylor (1895-1979) was an author of books and articles and was a collaborator with Ansel Adams to promote Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada mountains.

This book is about the images and inspired poetry and literature the images generated from the early writers - Hutchings, Muir, Clarke, Lamon, Curry. Taylor also provides the Indigenous myths and tales of the Yosemite Valley.

Ansel Easton Adams (1902-1984) was an American landscape photographer, artist, and environmentalist known for his iconic black-white images of the American West. Ansel. with his wife Virginia, spent much of his life visualizing the western environment and inspiring others to see beyond the images. As an environmentalist, he used the power of images as John Muir used the power of his words to advocate for environmental conservation. His early works were first published in the Sierra Club Bulletin in 1922,while he was a summer caretaker in the Yosemite Valley. He founded the Aperture magazine and the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona. Virginia Best Adams (1904-2000) was an integral part of Adams' photography.

Price: $75.00