The Mountains of California

New York: The Century Co, 1898. Early printing. Hardcover. Good. 381pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Light brown cloth over boards with gilt stamped titles and gilt and green ink stamped nature scene designs on the spine and front cover. Boards and spine worn and spotted. Backstrip darkened. Previous owner's name in pencil on front free endpaper. Else, internally quite bright and fresh. Text block cracked at p. 81, but still strong. First published in 1894. John Muir was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early supporter of the preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books recounting his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, have been read by millions. (Inventory #: 69289)