Yosemite and the Range of Light.

First trade edition of one of the most beautiful photography books ever published. Oblong quarto, original half-cloth, frontispiece of Adams’ photograph of Yosemite Valley ‘Clearing Winter Storm,’ illustrated throughout with over 100 of Adams’ iconic black and white photographs. Association copy, signed and inscribed on the half-title page by both Ansel Adams and his wife Virginia Adams to the celebrated portrait photographer Yousuf Karsh and his wife Estrellita, “To Yousuf and Estrellita Karsh, 9/9/79 Ansel Adams Virginia Adams Love, admiration, devotion, and whoohee!.” The recipient, Yousuf Karsh, is recognized as one of the leading photographers of the twentieth century. Arriving in Canada in 1924 as an Armenian refugee, Karsh eventually settled in Ottawa. Over six decades, he mastered the art of portraiture and created a unique chronicle of his time through images of celebrated legends. Some of his most notable subjects include Winston Churchill, Audrey Hepburn, Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Ernest Hemingway, among others. A celebrity in his own right, he was an elegant and charming public figure, captivating audiences with compelling stories told in images and words. Karsh sought to capture, as he put it, the “elusive moment of truth,” revealing the essential nature of his subjects as reflected in their eyes, hands, and attitudes. From the collection of Yousuf Karsh with his estate label to the front pastedown. Held by the Estate of Yousuf & Estrellita Karsh; after Yousuf’s death in 2002 passing to Estrellita Karsh; after Estrellita’s death in March 2025 passing to Katherine Getchell. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lance Hidy and Stephen Harvard. Introduction by Paul Brooks.