Story Of My Boyhood and Youth

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company/Riverside Press, 1913. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Nearing the end of his life, the acclaimed naturalist, conservationist, & "Father of the National Parks" reflected on his early days from his boyhood in Scotland, immigration to America, life on a Wisconsin farm, including his interactions with various birds & wildlife,… Read more about this item

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1913. First edition, first issue of Muir's autobiography of his youth with the biting criticism of his neighbor's treatment of his son on p. 217: "...none was bold enough or kind enough to break the blacksmith's jaw" (Kimes 315) . Octavo, original illustrated green cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the… Read more about this item

San Francisco, California: Sierra Club Books, U.S., 1989. First Edition. . Soft cover. Near Fine. Fine in Near Fine jacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp.162 with index. Vividly recreates the formative years of America's premier converationist and nature writer. clean tight copy slight edgewear.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 293 pages .

Sierra Club Books, 1989. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

The Story of My Boyhood and Youth: by John Muir Houghton Mifflin and Co 1913 True first edition with "published March 1913" on copyright page with no other mention of later printings. Book is exceptionally tight and crisp with no loss to gilding or ink and the original green cloth is bright with no loss. Just a hint of wear to the head… Read more about this item

San Francisco, California, U.S.A.: Sierra Club Books, 1989. Later Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Sierra Club Books, March 1989. Trade Paperback. Used - Good. Shipping fee applies to first book, there is no additional shipping fee for addition books from our store. All of our books are in clean, readable condition (unless noted otherwise). Our books generally have a store sticker on the inside cover with our in store pricing. Being… Read more about this item

First edition of the conservationist's memoir, published in 1913. Includes index. Previous owner's name in crayon on first inside page. Binding square and tight, a nice copy. Includes First Day of Issue stamp from 1964.

Sierra Club Books, 1989. Paperback. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1913. Early printing. Photogravure frontispice portrait and nine other plates. 293 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Green cloth, t.e.g. Spine darkened. Very Good. Early printing. Photogravure frontispice portrait and nine other plates. 293 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. BAL 14768

Edinburgh : Canongate, 1987. 1st Cannongate edition. Hardcover. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Series: Canongate classics ; 5. Physical description: xi, 145 pages ; 20 cm. Notes: Originally published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1913. Subjects: Muir, John 1838-1914, Childhood and youth; Conservationists United States; Naturalists United… Read more about this item

Sierra Club Books, 1994-09-01. Paperback. Good.

Sierra Club Books. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Paperback. Very Good.

San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1988. 2nd ptg . Soft cover. Fine. ISBN: 0-87156-749-0. Indexed. Michael McCurdy artwork. fine, unread trade paper, pict. tan covers. Clean, giftworthy! 162 pgs

Boston: Houghton and Mifflin. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1913. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Faint vertical crease on the spine. Owner's inscription on the fep. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 294 pages .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1913. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Green cloth, decorated in black, gilt titles on front and spine. Front endpaper missing; light wear at edges of spine; corners lightly bumped. .

World Classic Books, 2010-02-01. Paperback. Good. 6x0x9.

Birlinn, Limited, 2013. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.