David Spilman Fine Books

Yosemite Trails and Tales; [Images by Ansel Adams]

Taylor, Katherine Ames

Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1948. Very Good. First Edition. Ansel Adams. [9x6in], v, [6], 95 pp., [6], 20 Ansel Adams photographs (several full page), two maps, selected bibliography; Green tinted cloth pictorial stiff paper covers with yellow lettering on front, all edges trimmed; Some shelf wear to covers, edges and corners, with light rubbing, crease line on rear joint, several stain spots to lower fore edge, no marks, laid in folded napkin map of Yosemite National Park showing tails from the Yosemite Valley to the mountain lakes and camps to the northeast to Tuolumne Meadows. Item #14440

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 an update of Taylor's 1926 book of "Lights and Shadows of Yosemite" with additional information and to provide a practical guide for Yosemite visitors. This book is also more of trail guide as than her earlier 1934 book of "Yosemite Tales and Trails" that focused on the Adams' photographs and the poetry and literature inspired by the images.

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 Ansel's photography.

Price: $60.00