VISTABOOKS DISTRIBUTING: Cobweb Corner--Used/Out-of-Print/Rare Books

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Watch this space for used and out-of-print books that we will be posting here. Almost all are only available as single copies. Some are scarce. Many are hard to find anywhere else. The list will therefore change from time to time. Condition is as new unless shown. Use VistaBooks order forms.

BOTANICAL SURVEY OF THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA, WASHINGTON (A). Jones. Owner's signature in front. Inventory = 1. UWAS3343 cloth$90.00.

CABRILLO'S LOG 1542-1543, A Voyage of Discovery. Juan Paez.

Published by Cabrillo Historical Association. Inventory = 1. CABR5987 paper$19.00

OF GARRYOWEN IN GLORY: The History of the Seventh United States Cavalry Regiment. by Chandler.

This is the Army unit of the Battle of Little Big Horn fame. The song "Garryowen" was Custer's theme song. Period covered is from 1866 to inactivation in 1957--troop movements, engagements, forts where stationed. Small tear on dust jacket. EXPO0442 cloth$200.00.

CLIMBING ROUTES ON YOSEMITE'S WALLS (Poster). Harmon. Identifies 148 routes--lengths, steepness, locations. 36"x 59" rolled. We have a few copies left of this classic portrayal. WILD1758 poster$29.95. Back to Wilderness Press titles.

THE INFLUENCE OF MODERN MAN ON THE VEGETATION OF YOSEMITE VALLEY. Gibbens & Heady.

Compares historical and more recent photos to show changes during modern occupation. Publication of University of California Agricultural Experiment Station Extension Service. 48 large-foramt pages, illustrated. YOSA3993 paper$25.00

PACKBACKING: Basic Guide to Camping and Backpacking. Steck.

Covers equipment, making camp, hiking, fishing, and more.104 pages, illustrated. Inventory = 1. AMWE9501 paper$14.50.

COMMON MOSSES OF THE PACIFIC COAST. Harthill and O'Connor.

Describes and illustrates 68 mosses in the woods and mountains of the Pacific states, British Columbia, and Alaska. Drawings, 119 pages. Covers scuffed. Out of print. Inventory = 3. NATG3605 paper$15.00

GENTLE WILDERNESS: The Sierra Nevada. Brower.

Sierra Club publication of color photographs by Richard Kauffman and text by John Muir. 1967 edition. With dust jacket. Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-89009-960-X. MISC5689 cloth$30.00

THE STORY OF MOUNT DESERT ISLAND, MAINE.  Morison.

History of island's settlement and early people, in the area that is now Acadia National Park. 93 pages, photos. Published by Little, Brown. Invenory = 1. ACPU3192 cloth$15.00

THE WAY OF THE EARTH: Encounters with Nature in Ancient and Contemporary Thought.

McLuhan. Examines the significance of the Earth from the perspectives of six diverse cultures and how these different spiritual traditions worldwide have valued, perceied, and understood the Earth. 570 pages, illustrated. Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-75939-6. SISC8745   cloth$30.00

YOSEMITE WILDFLOWERS AND THEIR STORIES. Hood and Hood.

Histories, Illustrations, Locations. Published by Flying Spur Press. Illustrated with line drawings. Inventory = 1. FLSP5988 paper$15.00.

YOSEMITE: A Landsape of Life. Mather & Maharidge.

Surveys the national park through the eyes of its people--resident rangers and managers and park visitors. Published by Yosemite Association 7 Sacramento Bee. Color photos, 120 large-format pages. Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-939666-56-1 YOSA7658 paper$14.95.

YOSEMITE: A National Treasure. Sargent.

Presents the many facets of Yosemite National Park--creation of the park, origin of the landscape, early history, arts, Indians, park concessioner, and visiting the park. Color and black-and-white photos, 98 large-format pages, with dust jacket. ISBN: 1-880352-12-5.2 YOPC3459 cloth$20.00

FISKE: The Cloudchaser.

A portfolio of Yosemite photographs by George Fiske. Published by The Oakland Museum and the Yosemite Natural History Association, 1981. 12 prints. Inventory = 3. YOSA4598 folio$45.00

SKI RACING: Advice by the Experts. Casewit. A look at what ski racing was like in the late 1960s by a master technician of that time. Photos, 208 pages. ZZXS5174 cloth$19.50

SKIING TERMINOLOGY: An Encylopedia for Instructors.

Barnes. 2nd edition, 1992. Definitions of ski turns, gear, and technique that establish a common language for this great winter sport. 176 pages, drawings. Some staining on a few pages.Inventory = 1. MISC3287 paper$29.50

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