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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. But no temple made with hands can compare with Yosemite. Every rock in its walls seems to glow with life.” p. 8 Dark green cloth board with gilt, royal blue & periwinkle pictorial front illustration, gilt stamped spine lettering. 8vo. [6], vii-x, [2], 3-284 pp. Top edge gilt, rough cut bottom and side. Illustrated with 31 black & white photographs primarily by The Pillsbury Co., and 3 foldout maps. Date on title page indicating first print. Original owner’s signature neatly inked to front pastedown. Cover illustration bright gilt, tight, square, hinges firm, clean. A partial split to rear paper pastedown only, not hinge. Age toning from tissue onto frontispiece, typical with original condition, minor split to top spine edge, light shelf wear and rubbing. Bal 14767, Kimes 308 no reviews | add a review
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History.
Nature.
Travel.
Nonfiction.
HTML: Renowned naturalist John Muir is widely credited as being one of the important early figures in the conservation movement. In this series of essays, Muir introduces readers to the wonders of the majestic Yosemite region, a place he visited as soon as he arrived in America in 1868. The beauty of the area's mountains, lakes, and vistas inspired Muir to devote himself to nature and its preservation. .No library descriptions found. |
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