Boston & New York: Houghhton Mifflin Company, The Riverside Press Cambridge, November 1901. Hardcover. Sm. 8vo (8.25" x 5.5"), gilt green cloth. t.e.g. Frontis., [8], 382 pp., 10 b&w plates. Some leaves uncut. Gift inscription in ink on ffep reading "To Emma Morhard[?]. In grateful recollections of many acts of friendship and affection. From her friend, R. Howard Haman[?]. December 25th 1913." CONDITION: Good, spine lightly sunned, wear at head and foot of spine, bookseller's ticket of "Bertrand Smith's Acres of Books, Cincinnati" on front pastedown, some marginal tears to leaves. Early reprint, bearing the statement "Published November 1901" on the copyright page, but collation corresponds to that of the "extended edition" published in 1909 (BAL 14760), but not the collation for the first edition (BAL 14752). Contains Muir's only account of his interaction with Ralph Waldo Emerson to visit the "Mariposa big trees.

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Bookseller: James Arsenault & Company (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 8902
Title: Our National Parks
Author: Muir, John
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Boston & New York: Houghhton Mifflin Company, The Riverside Press Cambridge, November 1901

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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Copyright page: The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...