First edition print run of 1,000 copies. An engaging narrative of the life of a renowned and beloved 20th Century Californian, a globe-trotting mountaineer and man of books...
Glen Dawson was born seven years after his father opened Ernest Dawson's Antique Book Shop in downtown Los Angeles in 1905. Mentored by his father and fueled by his own determination, the young Dawson rose to prominence in two very different spheres. As a partner at Dawson's Book Shop for 60 years, he was influential in rare book circles. An avid climber and lifelong world traveller, he achieved dozens of mountaineering first ascents. This volume explores the many facets of Dawson's incredible life, including his family, business, publications, and support of organizations and institutions.
Like Glen Dawson, the author is a Life Member of the Sierra Club. Elizabeth Pomeroy is a California native, a teacher and writer. She holds degrees from Stanford, Harvard, UC Berkeley and UCLA, where she received a Ph.D. in English. She is the author of Lost and Found, a collection of essays on historic places; John Muir: A Naturalist in Southern California; and San Marino: A Centennial History; as well as books on the Huntington Library and Elizabethan literature. Thomas F. Andrews, Ph.D. in History, was for 19 years the Executive Director of the Historical Society of Southern California. He knew Glen Dawson personally and summarized Pomeroy's book perfectly in the title of his foreword: "Glen Dawson: A Life Well Lived, Now Well Told."
This collectible volume was produced honoring the Dawson style of classic, elegant bookmaking. It's a must-have for students of California history and bibliophiles.
8x10" hardbound, 192 pages, 116 color illustrations, 2-piece cloth cover w/ front tip-in image and back image, satin ribbon bookmark. Publisher: Sagest of Pasadena, CA - producer of beautiful, award-winning bespoke books.

Glen Dawson: Mountaineer and Bookman Hardcover Ken, Pomeroy, Elizabeth W. Otto

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