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Scenes of Wonder and Curiosity in California...including the Mammoth Trees of Calaveras; Caves and Natural Bridges; the Yo-Semite Valley; the Mammoth Trees of Mariposa and Frezno; Mount Shasta... Author: Hutchings, James Mason Place Published: San Francisco Publisher: Hutchings & Rosenfield Date Published: [1860] Description: 236 pp. Illustrated with 93 wood engravings. 23x14 cm (9x5¾") red pebble cloth decoratively tooled in gilt, all edges gilt. First Edition, First Issue. The first book-length description of California's natural attractions, and the first work to describe extensively the big trees and the Yosemite region. "Hutchings was editor and publisher of Hutchings' California Magazine, founded in 1856. This book is the first work to promote the natural beauty and scenery of California" - Greenwood. Cowan p.300; Currey & Kruska 64; Farquhar 4a; Greenwood 1275. Ownership marks on front free endpaper. Condition: Somewhat heavy dampstaining to boards, spine sunned, rubbing at extremities; binding cracked internally with one or two signatures nearly detached, sprung leaves, some rippling to leaves; good only. Item#: 351290 Headline: Scenes of Wonder and Curiosity in CA, 1st ed.