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Muir, John
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- books
A group of presentation books and related items by John Muir, comprising:
Stickeen. Boston & New York, 1909. First edition, inscribed on the front free endpaper, "To Miss Mary Frances Kellogg with sincere regards. John Muir, Pasadena, April, 1909." Publisher's brown cloth; worn and badly shaken. (BAL 14759) — My First Summer in the Sierra. Boston & New York, 1911. First edition, inscribed on the front free endpaper: "To Mary F. Kellogg with sincere regards John Muir, Sep. 1912." Plates. Publisher's pictorial green cloth; spine faded, extremities rubbed. (BAL 14765) — The Yosemite. New York, 1912. First edition, inscribed on the front free endpaper: "To Mary F. Kellogg with sincere regards John Muir, Sep. 1912." Plates, 2 (of 3) maps. Publisher's pictorial green cloth; a bit worn, rear inner hinge cracked. (BAL 14767) — The Story of my Boyhood and Youth. Boston and New York, 1913. First edition. With an autograph letter signed by Muir ("John Muir") pasted to the rear endpapers, 1 page, Martinez, California, 25 April 1913, to Mary Frances Kellogg: "Have you & your brother's folk got copies of my Boy book, according to an order sent to Vroman weeks ago. Strange to say I can't find a supply in the S. F. stores tho they claim to have lots on the way. I often think of that fireproof cabin on your hillside. ..." Plates. Publisher's pictorial green cloth; a bit rubbed. (BAL 14768) — Signature ("John Muir") at the foot of a photogravure portrait of Muir (9 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.; 242 x 172 mm). Laid down on mounting sheet, browned. — A pamphlet regarding the preservation of Hetch-Hetchy Valley; lacking front wrapper, rear wrapper defective.
Together 6 items.
Stickeen. Boston & New York, 1909. First edition, inscribed on the front free endpaper, "To Miss Mary Frances Kellogg with sincere regards. John Muir, Pasadena, April, 1909." Publisher's brown cloth; worn and badly shaken. (BAL 14759) — My First Summer in the Sierra. Boston & New York, 1911. First edition, inscribed on the front free endpaper: "To Mary F. Kellogg with sincere regards John Muir, Sep. 1912." Plates. Publisher's pictorial green cloth; spine faded, extremities rubbed. (BAL 14765) — The Yosemite. New York, 1912. First edition, inscribed on the front free endpaper: "To Mary F. Kellogg with sincere regards John Muir, Sep. 1912." Plates, 2 (of 3) maps. Publisher's pictorial green cloth; a bit worn, rear inner hinge cracked. (BAL 14767) — The Story of my Boyhood and Youth. Boston and New York, 1913. First edition. With an autograph letter signed by Muir ("John Muir") pasted to the rear endpapers, 1 page, Martinez, California, 25 April 1913, to Mary Frances Kellogg: "Have you & your brother's folk got copies of my Boy book, according to an order sent to Vroman weeks ago. Strange to say I can't find a supply in the S. F. stores tho they claim to have lots on the way. I often think of that fireproof cabin on your hillside. ..." Plates. Publisher's pictorial green cloth; a bit rubbed. (BAL 14768) — Signature ("John Muir") at the foot of a photogravure portrait of Muir (9 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.; 242 x 172 mm). Laid down on mounting sheet, browned. — A pamphlet regarding the preservation of Hetch-Hetchy Valley; lacking front wrapper, rear wrapper defective.
Together 6 items.
Catalogue Note
Presentation copies by Muir are very uncommon.