1911 John Muir My First Summer in the Sierras Illsutrated

Description: John Muir was an American naturalist who promoted ecological thinking and is often called the “Father of the National Parks”. He wrote several books detailing his life and travels, inspiring the desire to protect and preserve the wild spaces in the American landscape. This book is in good condition with the bookplate of the Elizabeth Loring Lending Library of South Lincoln, Massachusetts with the notation “Gift of V.F. Richards on the black and white plate while on the facing page is the notation, “Nettie M. Fisher/from/Mildred G. Phillips/September 20, 1925”. Underneath in a different hand, “They went to California/1925.” There is a newspaper article pasted on the back board depicting “A Noble Earthquake” experienced by Muir in 1872. Good Condition: 8vo: deep green pictorial boards with gilt, black and dark green design of forest: gilt lettering on spine: gilt on top of block: scuffed edges with frayed and exposed corners: frayed head and tail of spine: fading to the hinges: cracked gutters throughout: library bookplate inside front: writing on facing page: library due dates and check out card inside rear: newspaper clipping pasted inside back board: extensive illustrations inside both full-page and in-text: slight browning of paper due to age: “My First Summer in the Sierras”: by John Muir with Illustrations from Drawings made by the Author in 1869 and from Photographs by Herbert W. Gleason: Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company: June 1911RAREA1911BLNA

Price: 450 USD

Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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