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

1: Bancroft, Albert Little (1841-1914). Bancroft's Tourist's Guide. Yosemite. San Francisco and Around the Bay, (South.) San Francisco: A.L. Bancroft & Company, 1871 [but 1872].

2: Bell, Alexander D. Fresno, California. Great Progress of the Town, Colonies, and County. San Francisco: Merchant Publishing Company, April 1884.

3: [Book Club of California]. Caxton, William (ca 1422-1491 or 1492). An Original Leaf from the Polycronicon Printed by William Caxton at Westminster in the Year 1482. San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press for The Book Club of California, 1938.

4: [Book Club of California]. Leighly, John (1895-1986). California as an Island. San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1972.

5: [Book Club of California]. A group of 5 leaf books, including:

6: [Grabhorn Press]. Heller, Elinor Raas and David Magee. Bibliography of the Grabhorn Press. 1915-1940. San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, 1940.

7: [Book Club of California & Grabhorn Press]. A group of 61 titles, including:

8: Anne W. Brigman (1869-1950) Dryads (from 'Camera Work' No. 44). 1913. Photogravure on tissue.

9: Anne W. Brigman (1869-1950) Dying Cedar (from 'Camera Work' No. 25), 1909 Photogravure on tissue.

10: Anne W. Brigman (1869-1950) A pair of works (from 'Camera Work'), 1912 Photogravures on tissue.

11: Brigman, Anne Wadrope (1869-1950). Songs of a Pagan. Caldwell, ID: The Caxton Printers, 1949.

12: [California Agriculture]. A small group of books and pamphlets related to the farming of hops, grapes, olives, raisins, etc.

13: [California - Artist Book]. D'Ambrosio, Joseph J (1934-2009). The Little Sand Crab. [N.p.: N.p.], 1972.

14: [California - Artist Book]. Landacre, Paul (1893-1963), artist. California Hills and Other Wood Engravings by Paul Landacre, from the Original Blocks. Foreword by Arthur Millier. Los Angeles: Bruce McCallister, 1931.

15: [California - Bibliography]. A group of over 40 bibliographies, catalogues, and references related to Yosemite, California, Clipper Cards, Western Americana, etc.

16: [California Big Trees]. A small group of materials, ca 1880s-1930s, comprising:

17: [Clipper Ship Sailing Card]. Wild Rover! New York: Nesbitt & Co., 1859.

18: Cowan, Robert Ernest (his copy) and Robert Granniss. A Bibliography of the History of California 1510-1930. Vols I-III: San Francisco: Henry Nash, 1933; Vol. IV: Los Angeles: Torrez Press, 1965.

19: Denison, E.S. Yosemite and the Big Trees of California [cover title]. E.S. Denison's Yosemite Views [on half-title]. San Francisco: E.S. Denison, 1881.

20: Fiske, George (1835-1918). Albumen photograph of a Yosemite, California, stagecoach.