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G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1921 Ansel F. Hall (1894-1962) was an American naturalist. He was the first Chief Naturalist and first Chief Forester of the United States National Park Service. Hall graduated in 1917 from the University of California with a degree in forestry. He joined the then-infant National Park Service as a ranger in Sequoia National Park. His Park Service career was then interrupted by military service in France during World War I. From 1920 to 1923, he served as the first Park Naturalist of Yosemite National Park, where he established innovative interpretative programs, founded the Yosemite Museum Association, made geological models and native crafts, mounted natural history specimens, and edited the seminal Handbook of Yosemite National Park, published in 1921. Hall left the Park Service in 1938 to operate concessions in Mesa Verde National Park. Later he worked as a consultant in park design and interpretation and wrote books on the topic

New York: Putnam, 1921. hardcover. Book: Good. 12mo.. 347 pp. 4 3/4 x 7 1/2. Green cloth covered boards, stamped in black and white on front and spine. No dj. A few minor discolorations on spine. Tight binding.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. A very Nearly Fine first edition copy, clean, straight, and tight with very slight rubbing of boards. Scarce as unsigned copy without inscriptions; Wonderful Americana collectible with classic 1920's illustrations. 17 articles by leading naturalists of the day, all covering various topics of Yosemite. Attractive moss green cloth hardcover stamped with vintage ivory and black pictorial scenes; 27 black and white photos, folding map; 8vo; xiii, [1], 347, [5] pages.

NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. Original pictorial green cloth. Inscribed to the ffep by Hall, in Yosemite Valley, June 29, 1923. Spine ends slightly frayed, corner wear. Cloth lightly soiled, hinges starting. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 347 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Near Fine. 1921. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. A very Nearly Fine first edition copy, clean, straight, and tight with very slight rubbing of boards. Scarce as unsigned copy without inscriptions; Wonderful Americana collectible with classic 1920's illustrations. 17 articles by leading naturalists of the day, all covering various topics of Yosemite. Attractive moss green cloth hardcover stamped with vintage ivory and black pictorial scenes; 27 black and white photos, folding map; 8vo; xiii, [1], 347, [5] pages .

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1921. First Edition. Very Good. [7.5x4.75in];xiii, 347 pp., frontispiece image of Yosemite Valley, 26 plates of black and white images of the geology, plants and animals, map of Yosemite National Park; Forest green cloth covers with black lettering on spine and front, black illustration of tree on spine, stamped illustration of Yosemite Valley, Merced river and Half Dome in black, green and pale yellow with green lettering, all edges trimmed; Minor shelf wear to edges with some rubbing to covers, slightly darken spine, faint small stain spot to front cover, faint water stain to top foredge of text. Ansel Franklin Hall (1894-1962) was a naturalist and the first Chief Naturalist and Forester of the United States National Park Service. From 1920 to 1923, Hall was the first Park Naturalist of Yosemite National Park. He established interpretive programs, founded the Yosemite Museum Association, produced geological models, native crafts and natural history specimens for… Leer más

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. Text is clean. Green cloth with black and cream colored cover illustration. Black spine lettering. Cover shows light wear, minor dampstaining to rear panel. Title page date 1921. Inscribed by editor to previous owner, dated August 11, 1922. Second free endpaper has later owner name embossed at lower corner. ; [Blumann/Thomas: California Local History, 1888 ( Mariposa County - Yosemite) ]; Signed by Editor .