the yosemite
by john muir
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- first
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About This Item
new york: the century company, 1912. first edition, 1912.
"no temple made with hands can compare with yosemite. every rock in its wall seems to glow with life."
an icon of the early environmental movement, muir has been called the "patron saint of the american wilderness." in 1876, he published "in god's first temples: how shall we preserve our forests?" his ensuing writings and activism led to the establishment of yosemite as a protected national park in 1890, and in 1906 he successfully lobbied president roosevelt for even more protections. this volume is muir's definitive work on the glacial valley.
new york: the century co. 8.25 x 5.5". 284 pages. hardcover. bound in publisher's original dark green cloth with gilt stamping. top edge gilt. light rubbing to front and rear boards. light traces of shelf wear. professional repair to hinges. includes all three fold-out maps, one with small closed tear, else fine. includes all 32 black and white plates. near fine-.
"no temple made with hands can compare with yosemite. every rock in its wall seems to glow with life."
an icon of the early environmental movement, muir has been called the "patron saint of the american wilderness." in 1876, he published "in god's first temples: how shall we preserve our forests?" his ensuing writings and activism led to the establishment of yosemite as a protected national park in 1890, and in 1906 he successfully lobbied president roosevelt for even more protections. this volume is muir's definitive work on the glacial valley.
new york: the century co. 8.25 x 5.5". 284 pages. hardcover. bound in publisher's original dark green cloth with gilt stamping. top edge gilt. light rubbing to front and rear boards. light traces of shelf wear. professional repair to hinges. includes all three fold-out maps, one with small closed tear, else fine. includes all 32 black and white plates. near fine-.
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- Bookseller
- leaves (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 842
- Title
- the yosemite
- Author
- john muir
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- the century company
- Place of Publication
- new york
- Date Published
- 1912
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...