Rare Books The Summit of the Years by John Burroughs Vol XVl Wake Robin Edition of the Complete Writings 1924 Wise Publishing Nature Books

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). NOTE: several pages inside have underlined sentence or line markings a paragraph in red ink. (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 297 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 16, The Summit of the Years, by John Burroughs from the Wake Robin Edition of The Complete Writings of John Burroughs series, 1924 Wise Publishing. The frontispiece photo is of Mr Burroughs on his front porch of his summer house in the Catskills. The essays include The Summit of the Years, In The Noon of Science, A Barn Door Outlook, The Animal Mind, Nature and Animal Life, The Bow in the Clouds, A Hay Barn Idyl, In Field and Wood and more.

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