William Bade Editor J N Leconte (2 results)

Original Printed Wrappers. Condition: Near Fine. J.E. Church, Jr., William F. Bade, J.N. LeConte, Sadie Bixby, Pillsbury Pictures (illustrator). First Edition. San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1912. First Edition. June, 1912 Issue [Vol. VIII, No. 4]. Original printed wrappers, 9 3/4" x 6 1/4"; 48 pp. + viii + photo plates + ads. Very, very Near Fine, certainly one of the nicest examples available from this early in the series. Very minute traces of handling, not even any of the typical issues with the overextending circuit binding (yapp binding). See scan. Clean, sturdy, handsome, bright. Everything we all aspire to be ourselves. See scans. The shorter-than-usual, but rich-in-content list of lengthy feature articles for this somewhat abbreviated and very rare issue include "A Midwinter Trip Through Nevada's Mountain Park" (J.E. Church, Jr.); "The Mountain Bluebird and the Wood Pewee" (editor William F. Bade); and "The Steer's-Head Flower of the Sierra Nevada" (Willis Linn Jepson) with an interesting sketch (scan). See scan of the contents page for more on the ensuing departments, themselves always engrossing. The photographs for which the publication has long been famous were executed, for this issue, by J.E. Church, Jr., William F. Bade, J.N. LeConte, Sadie Bixby, and Pillsbury Pictures. SC-2.

Original Printed Wrappers. Condition: Very Good. Ansel E. Adams, Marion Randall Parsons, Ray J. Baker, C.S. Carlsmith, Walter L. Huber, J.N. LeConte, E.A. Hornuth, C.S. Tappaan, Ansel F. Hall, W.B. Putnam, Chester Versteeg, George J. Young, Harold C. Bradley, Howard C. Tibbitts, George L. Beam (illustrator). First Edition. San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1922. First Edition. First published Ansel Adams photographs. Vol XI, No. 3, for 1922. This was published during a several-year time period when the Sierra Club did not stipulate the month of an issue, just the volume, the number, and the year; monthly designations for such an infrequent publication having always been somewhat unnecessary in any case. Original printed wrappers, 9 1/4" x 6 1/4", 113 pp. + numerous unpaginated photographic plates, features and ads - including two very precious shots which are the first published Ansel Adams photographs. Buff stapled wraps, Very Good or better, and internally fine, of course. Circuit binding (yapp binding) was used, in which cover edges were intentionally extended out beyond page edges, but over time the extended part becomes pressed inward somewhat (see third scan for the unusual degree of this is this issue). A handsome copy. See scans. Binding sturdy, contents fine. See scan of contents page for the lineup of impassioned club writers and their always engaging and adventurous topics. In addition to the two early and memorable Ansel Adams shots mentioned above, this issue is chock full of photographic plates by the club's best photographers, as well as others, including Ansel E. Adams, Marion Randall Parsons, Ray J. Baker, C.S. Carlsmith, Walter L. Huber, J.N. LeConte, E.A. Hornuth, C.S. Tappaan, Ansel F. Hall, W.B. Putnam, Chester Versteeg, George J. Young, Harold C. Bradley, Howard C. Tibbitts, and George L. Beam, as well as several uncredited artists. SC2.