Big Sur, California. Not Man Apart. Photographs of the Big Sur Coast.

Arrowood Press, 1986, by arrangement with the Sierra Club, which published an earlier edition in 1965.  Hardcover, 14 x 10.5 inches, fine with near fine protected dust jacket, like new.  Edited by David Brower with text by Robinson Jeffers. 160 pages with color and black-and-white photographs of very scenic Big Sur on the Pacific Coast of California by prominent photographers. Photographers include Ansel Adams, Morley Baer, Wynn Bullock, Steve Crouch, William Garnett, Philip Hyde; Eliot Porter, Cole Weston, Edward Weston, Don Worth, and Cedric Wright.  Includes some of the few color photographs  made by Edward Weston.  Excellently printed in Italy.  Summary:

Not Man Apart: Photographs of the Big Sur Coast (edited by David Brower with lines from poet Robinson Jeffers) is a classic photographic tribute to the rugged natural beauty and dramatic landscapes of the Big Sur coastline along California’s central Pacific shore. The book pairs Jeffers’s evocative poetic lines with a rich selection of black‑and‑white and color photographs by some of the most celebrated West Coast photographers, creating a visual and literary ode to this iconic environment.

The volume features images by many notable photographers such as Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Cole Weston, Morley Baer, Wynn Bullock, Philip Hyde, Eliot Porter, Don Worth, Steve Crouch, William E. Garnett, and Cedric Wright, among others. These photographers capture dramatic cliffs, crashing surf, windswept trees, coastal forests, rocky promontories, and the ever‑changing play of light and atmosphere along the Big Sur coast.

The book’s title and concept reflect an idea central to Jeffers’s poetry: that humans are not separate from nature but part of its larger, powerful whole. Through the interweaving of poetry and imagery, Not Man Apart emphasizes the spiritual and ecological importance of wild places, offering both visual delight and a subtle environmental message about the value of preserving unspoiled landscapes.

More than just a picture book, the work stands as a meditative celebration of place, inviting readers to contemplate the beauty, scale, and timelessness of the Big Sur coast and to reflect on humanity’s connection to the natural world.