The Summit of the Years
by Burroughs, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Lake Elsinore, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston & New York: Houghton and Mifflin / Riverside Press. Very Good. 1913. Hardcover. viii, [1], 297, [1] pp. Green cloth with gilt spine lettering and Burroghs signature on the cover. Frontispiece is a photograph of the author. Ends and corner tips worn lightly. "John Burroughs [1837-1921] was the most important writer after Thoreau of the nature essay, according to the Library of Congress American Memory Project. A pioneer of the American conservation movement, he is often referred to as the Grand Old Man of Nature." ; 8vo .
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- Bookseller
- E Ridge fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6247
- Title
- The Summit of the Years
- Author
- Burroughs, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Houghton and Mifflin / Riverside Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston & New York
- Date Published
- 1913
- Keywords
- Naturalists, Conservation Movement
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History; Ecology & Conservation;
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Lake Elsinore, California
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