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My First Summer in the Sierra
by Muir, John
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0871566001
- ISBN 13
- 9780871566003
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1989. This is a Fine copy of the First (Trade) Edition, reproducing the limited edition issued by Yolla Bolly Press in 1988. A stunningly attractive book., with twelve wood engravings by Michael McCurdy. Light gray paper-covered boards with a gray linen spine titled in black. Clean text; xii, 162 poages; with a Foreward and Note by Frederick Turner. The dustjacket is Near Fine, with only a tiny closed tear at the top of the front panel. In an archival plastic protector.. Frirst Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Michael McCurdy. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
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
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006234
- Title
- My First Summer in the Sierra
- Author
- Muir, John
- Illustrator
- Michael McCurdy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- Frirst Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0871566001
- ISBN 13
- 9780871566003
- Publisher
- Sierra Club Books
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1989
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15"
- Bookseller catalogs
- Explorations;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Folio
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