The Retreat of a Poet Naturalist [SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND JOHN BURROUGHS]

Barrus, Clara

Published by The Poet Lore Company Publishers, Boston, 1905

About this Item

First edition softcover booklet, bound with white cord, is in Fair+ to almost G condition, having some light staining to covers; slight bend to upper portion; former bookseller/owner has penciled at top of inner front cover: "Autographed by author and subject". INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR CLARA BARRUS on reverse of frontispiece photograph of John Burroughs, the subject of the book, "Here's hoping that Miss Dilworth will one day sit by the open fire at Slabsides, with the poet, naturalist! Cordially yours, Clara Barrus March 1911". ALSO SIGNED BY JOHN BURROUGHS in black fountain-pen ink at bottom of frontispiece photo, in the border. Scarce item. Nature. Essays. Biography.

Seller Inventory # 1232

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Retreat of a Poet Naturalist [SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND JOHN BURROUGHS]
• Publisher: The Poet Lore Company Publishers, Boston
• Publication Date: 1905
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fair
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)