1888 COMPLETE John Muir Picturesque California The Rocky Mountains 10 Vol Set

Description: 1888 PICTURESQUE CALIFORNIA, the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Slope. Scarce complete 10 volume set. John Muir, Editor, Published by J. Dewing Publishing Co., New York and San Francisco. First Edition. Spectacular set in very good++ condition. Hardcover. Folio, ten volumes. 478 pages with over 600 etchings, photogravures, wood engravings. Printed on high quality India paper. Publishers original cloth covered boards with illustrative covers and spine titles in black ink. Decorative floral end pages. In 1887 James Dewing and his associates conceived the idea of publishing the grandest California pictorial book of the nineteenth century, which would make money while taking advantage of the growing fascination with California and the West. Copying the format and title of William Cullen Bryant's highly successful Picturesque America, they selected John Muir (1838-1914) as editor and a group of artists including photo-gravures and wood engravings by Thomas Moran (engraving listing picture 8), Julian Rix, Frederick Remington (engraving picture 12), Thomas Hill, and other prominent American artists of Californias canyons, mountains, and rivers, as well as aspects of pioneer life. An incredible production, each book is set up the same with frontispieces, original engravings on beautiful papers, lettered tissue-guards. An elaborate subscription publication. Bindings tight and square, all in good order, no previous owners name or other markings, no stains or odors or foxing. There is some minor soiling to the cloth covers, edge or corner wear, a few look like the end papers might have a seam tear but nothing serious to note at all. If you have been looking for this set, this is the set buy. 16.25" x 12.25." SCARCE. John Muir was an American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, have been read by millions. His activism helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which he founded, is a prominent American conservation organization. Photos are of the actual item being sold and they are to be considered part of the description. We consider all offers in relation to current market values and we try to respond almost immediately. Your purchase will be packed carefully and shipped quickly. We are available 7 days a week. Please see other listings for books and collectibles that might be of interest to you and follow North*Star*Collectibles as we post new items every week. Thank you for looking and come again soon,North*Star*Collectibles

Price: 545 USD

Location: Newton Center, Massachusetts

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