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My First Summer in the Sierra: FIRST EDITION in rare jacket
by John Muir
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Title: My First Summer in the Sierra
Author: John Muir
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Date Published: 1911
Description:
viii, 354 pp. Illustrated with gravure plates from photographs by Herbert W. Gleason, printed tissue guards; illustrated in the text from sketches made by Muir originally in 1869. (8vo) original decorative green cloth stamped in gilt and gray-green, lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, pictorial jacket. A presumed second printing, but with a rare jacket. June 1911 is on the copyright page, but there is no date on title page. Price on dustjacket is $3.25
"At age 72, Muir began to compile his notes for this book, of which Kimes & Kimes states, "With the skillful editing of his mature years, he retains the refreshing spontaneity and enthusiasm of his youthful experiences and observations, interspersed as they are with his lyrical and oft-times mystical reflections. Thus, this book, published near the apex of his career, recaps the competence of age while capturing the essence of youth, and becomes, we believe, his finest book" - Kimes 299
Condition: Small chips to jacket at spine tips, some soiling; volume with slight bumps at spine ends and faint rubbing at extremities; near fine volume in very good or better jacket.
Synopsis
John Muir (1838-1914) was born in Scotland. In 1849 he emigrated with his family to the United States, where he later enrolled in courses in chemistry, geology, and botany at the University of Wisconsin. Muir made extended journeys throughout America, observing both scientifically and enthusiastically the beauties of the wilderness. The Mountains of California , his first book, was published in 1894. He eventually settled in California, where he became an impassioned leader of the forest conservation movement. His writings include Our National Parks (1901), My First Summer in the Sierra (1911), The Yosemite (1912), Travels in Alaska (1915), A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf (1916), and Steep Trails (1918).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shawn Donnille
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00061
- Title
- My First Summer in the Sierra
- Author
- John Muir
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Date Published
- 1911
- Pages
- 354
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Shawn Donnille
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Shawn Donnille
Biblio member since 2023
Eugene, Oregon
About Shawn Donnille
I'm a private collector with a specialty for nature writing, environmental literature, biology, and some modern literature.
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