The Mountains of California
by Muir, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Excellent
- Seller
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Santa Paula, California, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover. Condition: Very good. No Jacket. Elusive two-volume expanded print 1916. Original green cloth with gilt lettering spine. Lacking dust jackets. Nice, clean condition but some small wear on the edges. Both volumes measure 5 1/2" x 7 3/4". Volume I with 301 pages and volume II with 308 pages.
Synopsis
A stirring tribute to one of America's most remote and beautiful places by one of the first modern preservationists This Penguin Classic-Muir's first book-puts a pioneering conservationist's passion for nature in high relief. With a poet's sensitivity and a naturalist's eye, Muir celebrates the Sierra Nevada, which he dedicated his life to saving, and recounts his breathtaking visits to Yosemite Valley, Kings Canyon, Sequoia Groves, and Mount Whiskey. The Mountains of California is an affecting celebration of raw nature by one of its most ardent defenders.
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Details
- Bookseller
- John Nichols Gallery (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52
- Title
- The Mountains of California
- Author
- Muir, John
- Format/Binding
- Excellent
- Book Condition
- Used - Excellent
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1917
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1916
- Pages
- 308
- Size
- 5 1/2" x 7 3/4"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- California, mountains, Yosemite
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John Nichols Gallery
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