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THE MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA
by Muir, John
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Century Company, 1894. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. The first issue, with the numeral "1" on the first page of the text. Muir's first book consists of fifteen previously published articles, some dating from as early as 1875, which aside from some very brief detours to the Coast Range and the southern San Gabriels, concern the flora, fauna, and geology of the Sierra Nevada. As recorded here, Muir (1883-1914) theorized that the granite face of the Sierra had been shaped and scoured by glaciers, an idea that was rejected and even mocked by Josiah Whitney and other professional geologists of Muir's day. Time vindicated Muir, as it has his book, The Mountains of California remains California's most popular work of natural history. Octavo: 381 p. with a frontispiece lithograph from a drawing by J. Folles, 50 relief halftone illustrations, and 2 maps. Original tan cloth binding, with decorative gilt and green stamping. The spine is darkened, as is often the case; else an especially crisp example. Kimes 189; The Zamorano Eighty 56.
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
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 76637
- Title
- THE MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA
- Author
- Muir, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Century Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1894
- Keywords
- California, Western Americana, Natural History, Mountaineering, Nature Writing, Naturalists
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- 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....
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
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