Description
First edition of My First Summer in the Sierra by John Muir.
Octavo, vii, 354pp. Publisher’s green cloth binding, title in gilt on front cover and spine. Illustration of a forest landscape stamped on cover. Top edge gilt. Stated “Published June 1911” on copyright page, no additional printings listed. Solid text block, light rubbing to corners and head of spine, touch of rubbing to front endpaper. Some leaves unopened. A near fine example with a bright cover and clean interior. Lacking the scarce dust jacket. Complete with twelve illustrations, including frontispiece, all protected by tissue guards.
A rare title by an important member of the late 19th Century conservation movement.
