[pct-l] Ansel Adam's "The John Muir Trail" 1938 Book reprinted!

[Phil Baily]

It is available for $31.50 (+shipping) on Amazon.
I am not familiar with Peter Starr's "John Muir Trail." Is it a photo 
book? I do have a well-used, by me, copy of a 1970 edition of 
"Starr's Guide to the John Muir Trail and the High Sierra Region" by 
Walter A. Starr. Are the two related?

Pieces




At 05:51 PM 12/5/06, Deems wrote:
>Ansel Adams in 1938 published a book of dream photographs of the John Muir
>Trail  to commemorate the completion as the last golden spike was driven
>into the Golden Staircase. The original book, only 500 copies, today drives
>a near $2000 price on eBay, and I (tried) would love to have a copy!! But
>for those of us that have more time and dreams of adventure, than money,
>you can now buy the current reprint of the original book.. This is a rare
>vintage Sierra Nevada photographic treasure within reach of us! Here is a
>short synopsis from a seller on eBay about the book:
>
>"Sierra Nevada: The John Muir Trail" by Ansel Adams
>"2006 $50.00 Bulfinch Company oversize (10" x 12") hardcover photography
>book, 128 pages.
>Description: A rare jewel has been discovered in the oeuvre of Ansel Adams.
>Sierra Nevada: The John Muir Trail, originally published in an edition of
>only 500 copies in 1938, is an extraordinary publication in many respects.
>Adams, at the age of 36, was commissioned to prepare a book of his
>photographs taken along the world-famous John Muir Trail as a tribute to
>Pete Starr, a young American mountaineer (and son of a Sierra Club
>president) killed in a climbing accident. Composed of 50 photographs of the
>Sierra Nevada--many never published again--the book is an exquisite portrait
>of the mountain world of the High Sierra in California. When first
>published, it set a new standard for fine photographic reproduction in book
>form. Little, Brown takes great pride in announcing a new edition of this
>magnificent book. "
>
>I just purchased this new book for $25 on eBay, but you can find it at your
>local book store for $50. This is a grand addition to your library. And of
>course, Reinhold deserves a free sponsored one for his drive, spirit,
>challenge, ambition, and as the holder of the JMT backpacking record.  I
>have a first edtion of Peter Starr's "John Muir Trail" book, and Ansel's JMT
>book will compliment it nearly perfectly.  Find a place for this dream book
>in your library!
>
>Hikon!
>
>
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