John of the Mountains: The Unpublished Journals of John Muir. Edited by Linnie Marsh Wolfe. Illustrated

Muir, John

Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, The Riverside Press Cambridge, Boston, 1938

About this Item

First edition, signed by editor Linnie Marsh Wolfe on the half-title page, signed by Wanda Muir Hanna on the dedication page, and with an eight-line holograph manuscript leaf in ink of John Muir, tipped in at the dedication page. Frontispiece and seven other full-page plates; single sheet manuscript leaf, measuring 8 3/8 by 5 3/4 inches, folded once, tipped in at the dedication page;xxiv, 459pp. 8vo. Signed by editor Linnie Marsh Wolfe (in ink) on the half-title page: "Greetings from Linnie Marsh Wolfe" (beneath the printed title), signed by Wanda Muir Hanna (in ink), daughter of John Muir, on the dedication page: "Wanda Muir Hanna." Also present is a manuscript leaf with eight lines in the early hand of John Muir. The manuscript appears to be an unpublished leaf from Muir's early Yosemite journals, perhaps from the section entitled "My First Winter in Yosemite Valley" (circa 1869 - 1870). An elusive title in dust jacket, especially when signed by editor and dedicatee, and rarely seen with manuscript leaf. BAL 14780 (noting only a trade issue); Kimes 379 (enhanced version) Tan cloth, spine and upper cover printed in red and blue. A near fine copy in near fine pictorial dust jacket (light wear and tanning; short, narrow chip on upper spine, with no loss to printing, quite fresh and clean) Frontispiece and seven other full-page plates; single sheet manuscript leaf, measuring 8 3/8 by 5 3/4 inches, folded once, tipped in at the dedication page;xxiv, 459pp. 8vo First edition, signed by editor Linnie Marsh Wolfe on the half-title page, signed by Wanda Muir Hanna on the dedication page, and with an eight-line holograph manuscript leaf in ink of John Muir, tipped in at the dedication page. Seller Inventory # 332668

Bibliographic Details

Title: John of the Mountains: The Unpublished ...

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, The Riverside Press Cambridge, Boston

Publication Date: 1938

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition