Rare Books The Light of Day by John Burroughs Vol X Wake Robin Edition of The Complete Writings 1924 Wise Publishing Nature Naturalist book

This is a good hardcover, 1924 Wise Publishing. Given the age of this book (100 yrs old), it is no surprise that the binding is cracked, BUT the pages are still tight to the binding, the binding has just cracked from the boards along spine. (see photo) Overall this is in good condition, a rare series published in 23 volumes as The Complete Writings of John Burroughs. When closed the binding flaw is not detectable but opened it becomes apparent. But there are no loose pages. There is light natural tanning to pages from age and brown spot inside front cover where store label removed (see photo). There is no serious foxing inside. Top edges tipped in gold gilt showing some wear but overall good. The olive green hardcover boards are embossed with design on front and have the appearance of leather binding although it is not. Rough cut page edges as often found in binding of the time. The hardcover boards are very good, clean and now showing much wear. Crown octavo book size or 5" x 8" with 224 pages.

John Burroughs was an Ameican naturalist and essayist. The first of his essays was Wake-Robin, published in 1871. He was less a scientific naturalist and more of a literary naturalist who recorded the natural world through his perceptions. His work reflects such.

This is Volume Ten, The Light of Day, by John Burroughs Wake Robin Edition from the Complete Writings of Burroughs, 1924 Wise Publishing. Frontispiece photo of Mr Burroughs. From the preface; "In Central Asia, near the river Oxus, there is said to be a famous rock called the Lamp Rock, from a strange light that seems to issue from a cavern far up on the side of the mountain. The natives have a superstitious fear of the rock and ascribe the light to some dragon or demon that lives in the cave. Recently a bold English traveler climbed up and investigated the phenomenon. The light was found, after all, to be only the light of common day." This collection of nature essays is called The Light of Day. Chapters include; A Retrospect, From the Artificial to the Natural, The Modern Skeptic, Points of View, Religious Truth, God and Nature, A Hint From Franklin, Meditations and Criticisms, and more.

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