The Writings of John Muir. Manuscript Edition
Files
Kimes Entry Number
341
Original Date
1-1-1916
Publication
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company
Size/Description
10 v., illus., 23 cm. Limited to 750 numbered copies: green buckram, brown leather labels with gilt-stamped lettering on spine; untrimmed edges. A portion of a leaf of manuscript is tipped on front flyleaf in v. 1. Illus.
Reprint/Offprint
The set consists of: v. 1. The Story of My Boyhood and Youth and A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf. 1916. Reprint of no. 315 and no. 339. v. 2. My First Summer in the Sierra. 1916. Reprint of no. 299. v. 3. Travels in Alaska. 1916. Reprint of no. 333. v. 4. The Mountains of California, v. I. 1916. Reprint of no. 189, pp. [1]-270. v. 5. The Mountains of California, v. II. 1916. Reprint of: no. 189, pp. 271-381; no. 308, pp. 3-60, 87-92, 166-262. v. 6. Our National Parks. 1916. Reprint of no. 237. v. 7. The Cruise of the Corwin. Journal of the Arctic Expedition of 1881 in Search of De Long and the Jeannette, 1918. Reprint of no. 348. v. 8. Steep Trails. California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, The Grand Canon. 1918. Reprint of no. 350. v. 9. The Life and Letters of John Muir, v. I. 1923. See no. 366, v. I, for later edition. v. 10. The Life and Letters of John Muir, v. II. 1924. See no. 366, v. II for later editions.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "The Writings of John Muir. Manuscript Edition" (1916). John Muir: A Reading Bibliography by Kimes (Muir articles 1866-1986). 391.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmb/391
William and Maymie Kimes Annotation
v. 1. Nine photogravures with printed tissues, incl. front.; 8 halftone plates of author's sketches and map tipped in. v. 2. Eight photogravures with printed tissues, inc. front.; 16 halftone plates of author's sketches and map tipped in. v. 3. Eight photogravures with printed tissues, incl. front., and map tipped in. v. 4. Eight photogravures with printed tissues, incl. front., and map tipped in. v. 5. Six photogravures with printed tissues, incl. front., and map tipped in. v. 6. Seven photogravures with printed tissues, incl. front., and map tipped in. v. 7. Five photogravures with printed tissues, incl. front.; 10 halftone plates of author's sketches and map tipped in. v. 8. Six photogravures with printed tissues, incl. front., and map tipped in. v. 9. Seven photogravures with printed tissues, incl. front., and 1 plate of author's drawing tipped in. v. 10. Five photogravures with printed tissues, incl. front., and 1 plate of author's drawing tipped in. Price: $6.00 per v. In correspondence with the Houghton Mifflin Company, we learned that The Writings was a publication of the Private Library Department and that no records were available. The set was sold by subscription only. According to the publisher's announcement of the manuscript edition, the first six volumes were to be published in the fall of 1916, and the remaining four volumes would be published as soon as "the work of compilation and editing" could be accomplished (CStoC). Since A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf, included in volume one, was not published until November, 1916, the six volumes could have been available in December, but it may not have been until early in 1917. Volumes seven and eight were published in 1918; volume nine did not appear until late in 1923, and volume ten in 1924. Correspondence indicates that the war was a deterring factor in the company's publication schedule. Customers were inquiring for the last two volumes as early as 1919 and 1920 (CStoC). A hand-written note (Dr. Bade) on the publisher's announcement indicates that the manuscript edition, issued in a variety of formats, was completely sold. For other editions, see: nos. 342-344; nos. 352 and 353; no. 363.