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The Writings of John Muir. Manuscript Edition. [10 volumes].

The Writings of John Muir. Manuscript Edition. [10 volumes].

The Writings of John Muir. Manuscript Edition. [10 volumes].
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The Writings of John Muir. Manuscript Edition. [10 volumes].

by Muir, John

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Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916 First edition ["Manuscript Edition"], publisher's maroon leather binding. Number 192 of 750 sets. 10 volumes. Each volume with frontis photogravures with numerous photogravures, halftones and maps. Extra-illustrated (as issued) with added hand-colored gravure frontispieces in the first eight volumes. Portion of an original leaf of manuscript by Muir inlaid to front flyleaf of volume I. Publisher's handsome three-quarter maroon levant morocco with maroon cloth sides, gilt-stamped lettering and floral ornaments on spine, four raised bands, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Bound by hand at the Riverside Press. Spines uniformly toned to a dark golden brown. A bit of minor wear or rubbing to some corners with a few just showing. Overall, a beautiful set. "The Writings" were sold by subscription only and could be bound to order. The publisher's normal binding was green buckram with leather spine labels. Copies bound in morocco are excessively rare. Our set corresponds to Kimes' number 342, with the levant morocco binding, and with the additional and delicately hand-colored frontispieces in each of the first eight volumes. The first eight volumes were published from 1916 through 1918. The ninth and tenth volumes did not appear until 1923 and 1924. [Kimes, John Muir, a Reading Bibliography: 342]..

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
The Writings of John Muir. Manuscript Edition. [10 volumes].
Author
Muir, John
Book Condition
Used
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Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Place of Publication
Boston and New York
Date Published
1916
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
John Muir, Memoirs, Manuscript, Nature, Naturalist, Extra-illustrated, National Parks, Father of National Parks, History, California, Americana, Fine Binding
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The Argonaut Book Shop was founded in 1941 in the middle of the financial district of San Francisco. The Argonaut was a founding member of the Antiquarian Booksellers\' Association of America and has been a member in good standing ever since. The Shop is now located just three blocks from Union Square in downtown San Francisco and is open six days a week. Parking facilities include ample street space and a parking garage close by.

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