My First Summer in the Sierra.

MUIR, John.

Item Number: 29034

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1911.

First edition. Octavo, original green cloth, stamped in gilt, top edge gilt. Illustrated with gravure plates from photographs by Herbert W. Gleason, printed tissue guards; illustrated in the text from sketches made by Muir. In fine condition, a small bookplate. A very nice example.

At age 72, John Muir began to compile his notes for this book, of which Kimes states, "With the skillful editing of his mature years, he retains the refreshing spontaneity and enthusiasm of his youthful experiences and observations, interspersed as they are with his lyrical and oft-times mystical reflections. Thus, this book, published near the apex of his career, reaps the competence of age while capturing the essence of youth, and becomes, we believe, his finest book" Kimes 299; BAL 14765. "Muir's book continues to inspire... it stands among the enduring classics of environmental literature" (Gregory McNamee).