Washington, Government Printing Office, 1916. A 48-page pamphlet written by Yard extolling the virtues of the country's National Parks, in the year the National Park Service was created, largely due to the efforts of Yard and Stephen Mather. Mather would become the NPS's first director; Yard would become executive secretary of the National Parks Association in 1919 and later a founding member of The Wilderness Society (1935). Chapters on the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Sequoia, Mount Rainier, Glacier, Rocky Mountain, etc. Significantly dampstained, but the discoloration is nearly entirely confined to the covers. A fair copy, in stapled wrappers. A very early, notable piece of writing on the national parks by one of the key figures who helped create the Park Service to protect them. [#036860] $450