(Section from Elephant-Folio Edition of PICTURESQUE CALIFORNIA): Monterey to Ventura

San Francisco: Dewing Company, 1888. This offering is from the deluxe 1888 (first) ELEPHANT FOLIO edition (San Francisco, Dewing Company) of PICTURESQUE CALIFORNIA by Muir, with all the intact text (pp 433-448) with small mounted litho's and small text lithos, plus the accompanying full-page original etching ("A Bit of Natural Park by Alexander Schilling)) and the 3 full page photogravures ("Morning at the Anacapas" from Ford painting, "Santa Barbara Mission" from Robertson drawing, and "White Oaks, Near Menlo Park" from Fagan drawing). The item is in wonderful condition, and the 4 single items listed all have their original, printed tissue guards. The original etching is one of 15 in the entire set. The etchings and photogravures all measure approx. 7.5x10 inches, then are mounted on much larger elephant-folio boards. The section of text offered is by Joaquin Miller, with the end-poem ("In Yellowstone Park") by J. Vance Cheney. There is virtually no foxing or browning. This is a wonderful regional set from this striking publication, which was issued as 10 separate elephant-folio sections (this is from Section X, plates CIX to CXII).. First Edition. Fine. Illus. by Various (see below). Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall.