Foley Daniel Joseph (2 results)
Published by D. J. Foley, [Yosemite, Cal., 1915
- Softcover
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB
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17 cm, pp. [1-10] [1] 2-115 [116-117: ads] [118: blank] [first and last leaves used as front and rear paste-downs], 40 illustrations from photographs (including two in advertising section), 2 inserted maps (folded), publisher's green wrappers with black cloth tape spine. Fifteenth edition. The last edition. The two maps are: "Ma…p of Yosemite Valley," with "distances from the village to points of interest in and about the Valley" and "table of altitudes" printed on the verso and "Map of Routes to Yosemite" with "distances from Yosemite Valley" printed on the verso. Most of the photographs are no longer attributed to the photographer, but most were taken by D. J. Foley. 1915 was a big year for Yosemite: The Yosemite Lodge was established in the valley, Yosemite horse-drawn stages were replaced by motor stages, Parsons Lodge was built in Tuolumne Meadows by the Sierra Club, Stephen T. Mather purchased the Tioga Road and presented it to the U.S. Government, and the first appropriation for the John Muir Trail was approved by Governor Johnson. There is an ad for the "Big Tree Auto Stage Line" with an illustration of an auto stage passing through the Dead Giant in the Tuolumne Grove of big trees. This guide was published seasonally from 1901 until 1915. Each edition incorporated some changes in both text and illustrations. Contains data of historical value, including information on innkeepers and other valley businessmen, the construction of the Yosemite Valley Railroad, and other contemporary events. D. J. Foley, Yosemite publicist and photographer, was born in Dubuque, Iowa in 1857. In 1892 he moved from Pleasanton, California where he published a newspaper, to Yosemite Valley where he established the Tourist Printing Office (later the Yosemite Falls Studio). In addition to preparing his annual Yosemite Souvenir and Guide, he operated a photographic studio and published a newspaper, The Yosemite Tourist, which was issued during the summer months ("as often as the travel will justify its appearance, sometimes daily, at other times only three times a week") from 1892 until July 1934. Foley died in September 1934 at the W. B. Lewis Hospital in Yosemite Valley. Chip from lower fore-edge of front cover, front wrapper faded, top edge of pages 81-96 stained in gutter margins, a good copy. (#179192).
Published by Pohono Studio, [Yosemite, Cal., 1905
- Softcover
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB
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17 cm, pp. [1-8] [1-2] 3-126 [127-128: ads], "Supplement to the 1905 Edition" dated "May 15, 1905," single leaf printed on recto only, tipped in on first page of text, 40 illustrations from photographs (including three in advertising section), 1 drawing (of Wawona), 2 inserted maps (folded), publisher's green wrappers with black… cloth tape spine, ads pasted to inside front and rear covers. Fifth edition. The two maps are: "Map of Yosemite Valley," with "distances from the Sentinel Hotel to points of interest in and about Yosemite" and "table of altitudes" printed on the verso and "Map of Routes to Yosemite" with "distances from Yosemite Valley" printed on the verso. Most of the photographs are attributed to D. J. Foley; others are by Fiske, Taber, W. W. Belshaw and D. H. Wulzen. This guide was published seasonally from 1901 until 1915. Each edition incorporated some changes in both text and illustrations. Contains data of historical value, including information on innkeepers and other valley businessmen, the construction of the Yosemite Valley Railroad, and other contemporary events. D. J. Foley, Yosemite publicist and photographer, was born in Dubuque, Iowa in 1857. In 1892 he moved from Pleasanton, California where he published a newspaper, to Yosemite Valley where he established the Tourist Printing Office (later the Yosemite Falls Studio). In addition to preparing his annual Yosemite Souvenir and Guide, he operated a photographic studio and published a newspaper, The Yosemite Tourist, which was issued during the summer months ("as often as the travel will justify its appearance, sometimes daily, at other times only three times a week") from 1892 until July 1934. Foley died in September 1934 at the W. B. Lewis Hospital in Yosemite Valley. Front cover spotted and soiled, a good copy. (#179188).
