E.B. Scott, The Saga of Lake Tahoe, 2-Vol, 1st Ed. 1953, & Limited 1st Ed. 1973, VG

Vol I: Scott, Edward B. Lake Tahoe: Sierra-Tahoe Publishing Co., 1953. 

English, First Edition, Very Good, HC, 8vo, 11 1/4" x 8 3/4", 519 pp. 

Vol II: Scott, Edward B. Lake Tahoe: Sierra-Tahoe Publishing Co., 1973.

English, Limited First Edition, Very Good, HC, 8vo, 11 1/4" x 8 3/4", 528 pp. 

Vol I: First Edition of 750 copies, hardcover in blue cloth with stamped gilt lettering and illustrations to front panel and spine. Slight cocking to spine, wraparound brown line to bottom edge of boards, light soiling to front and back panels, sunning to edges of text block, and minor toning to endpapers. Very Good pictorial dust jacket, small creases near tail and head, light soiling and sunning, price clipped, now in Mylar. 519 pp. Includes reproductions of more than 240 rare and previously unpublished photographs from Lake Tahoe to accompany this book's 51 chapters. From inside the dust jacket: "A complete documentation of Tahoe's development over the last one hundred years including inspiring early-day panoramas of its natural wonders, authentic evidence of the sailing vessels and steamers that plied Tahoe's snow waters; its pioneers, railroads, first settlements, resorts, emigrant and bonanza roads, lumbering, fishing, Indian legends, facts and fancies -- This is The Saga of Lake Tahoe."

Vol II: Limited First Edition of 750 copies, hardcover in blue simulated leather with stamped gilt lettering and illustrations to the front panel and spine. Notable cocking to spine, minor bump to tail, light wear to head and tips, and some sunning to edges. Very Good pictorial dust jacket, some wear to edges, tips, and spine, minor sunning to spine, and light soiling to back panel, price-clipped, now in Mylar. 528 pp. Includes reproductions of around 1,000 black-and-white rare and previously unpublished images, and endpapers illustrated with a map. Volume Two is a 62-chapter book that focuses more on the pictorial history of Lake Tahoe than Volume One's 51-chapter overall documentative history. Wonderful resource about one of the world's greatest Alpine lakes.