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This document is an appendix providing a collection condition survey of 292 individual artifacts and representative sampling of additional materials in the John Muir National Historic Site Museum collection.

The appendix lists specific artifacts by accession and catalog number, provides descriptions of each item, and notes the material composition and current condition on a four-point scale. Artifacts include books, magazines, maps, photographs, pressed plants, artwork, saddle bells, binoculars, pottery, carvings, and other items related to John Muir and his family. The condition survey will inform preservation and conservation priorities for the museum collection.

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APPENDIX

John Muir National Historic Site Museum Collection Summary by artifact type

Individual Assessment (292 items)

Books including bound sketchbooks and ledgers

196 items

Historic artifacts – composite Muir family related materials including:

binoculars, saddle bells, globe, artwork, ethnographic materials, furniture

44 items

Blueprints, maps, and plans 5 items Photographic materials (Tintypes; glass negatives and lantern slides; albums)

10 items

Natural history specimens or artwork with pressed plants

12 items

Artwork including paintings and drawings 25 items

Group Assessment and Representative Sampling

Historic letters and manuscripts 279 items (approximately 3.5 LF) Legal and Financial documents including:

court documents, deeds, bank checks

84 items

Periodicals (owned by Muir) 34 items Photographs (mostly albumen prints) 201 items (approximately 2 LF) Audio/visual materials including cassettes and reels

37 items

Sheet music 27 items Ephemera and newspapers 83 items

List of Items for Individual Assessment (Books -196 items)

Accession

Catalog

Object Description Item Count

Material Condition

JOMU-

00030

JOMU

BOOKLET "Histoire des Vegatuax Fossiles" Vol.

7. By Adolphe Brongniart. Crochard et Cr Librairies Editens Botanical booklet owned by John Muir.

1.00

PAPER 04 COM/FR

Cover ripped on bottom

JOMU-

00030

JOMU

BOOKLET "Histoire des Vegatuax Fossiles" Vol. 8.

By Adolphe Brongniart. Crochard et Cr Librairies Editens.

Botanical booklet owned by John Muir.

1.00

PAPER 04 COM/FR

Cover worn.

JOMU-

00030

JOMU

BOOKLET "Histoire des Vegatuax Fossiles" Vol.

20. By Adolphe Brongniart. Crochard et Cr Librairies Editens.

Botanical booklet owned by John Muir.

1.00

PAPER 04 COM/FR

Cover worn, edges well thumbed.

JOMU-

00030

JOMU

BOOKLET "Histoire des Vegatuax Fossiles" Vol.

11. By Adolphe Brongniart. Crochard et Cr Librairies Editens, 1836.

Botanical booklet owned by John Muir.

1.00

PAPER 04 COM/FR

Worn, binding loose.

JOMU-

00030

JOMU

BOOKLET "Histoire des Vegatuax Fossiles" Vol.

13. By Adolphe Brongniart. Crochard et Cr Librairies Editens, 1836.

Botanical booklet owned by John Muir.

1.00

PAPER 04 COM/FR

Cover worn.

JOMU-

00030

JOMU

BOOKLET "Histoire des Vegataux Fossiles" Vol.

14. By Adolphe Brongniart. Crochard et Cr Librairies Editens, 1838.

Botanical booklet owned by John Muir.

1.00

PAPER 04 COM/FR

Worn cover and pages.

JOMU-

00030

JOMU

BOOKLET "Histoire des Vegataux Fossiles", Vol.

15. By Adolphe Brongniart, Crochard et Cr Librairies Editens, 1838.

Botanical booklet owned by John Muir.

1.00

COM/FR

Binding loose.

JOMU-

00297

JOMU

BOOK "Wee Macgregor". By J. J. B. 11th edition. The Scots Pictorial Publishing Co., Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland.

Paperback copy, page sections sewn together and glued to cover at spine.

Belonged to John Muir.

1.00

PAPER --INK

--ADHESIVE

COM/FR

Cover: black and orange-red on cream stock.

Cover coming away at spine-glue, old and dry. Spine wrinkled, worn and torn, cover front corners dog-eared.

Pencil scribbled on drawing of boy and spine.

JOMU-

00030

JOMU

PERIODICAL "Histoire des Vegetaux Fossiles", Vol 9.

Librairie Medicale de Crochard.

Beige cover with black writing and border, yellow paper advertising other publications glued on front. No. Written in ink. Pages 313-336 with 11 plates of illustrations following. Included between pages, 1 folded page prospectus: Annales des Sciencs Natuelles, Seconde Serie. Belonged to John Muir.

1.00

PAPER 04 COM/PR

Upper left corner of cover missing 14 cm. Along top, 9 cm. Along spine, irregularly torn edge.

JOMU-

00030

JOMU

PERIODICAL "Histoire des Vegetaux Fossiles". Front cover missing, volume number unknown, possibly volume 2. Pp. 81- 136 with 13 illustration plates following.

Notes inside back cover, possibly John Muir's.

1.00

PAPER 04 COM/PR

1st page torn on top and bottom edges and upper right corner, also very stained, upper right and right side, smaller spots of stain and all over dirt. Next pages also stained. Bits of debris between pages 82 and 83.

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"Scribner's Monthly", Vol. I, No. 1-6.

Part of a 22 volume set. Green cloth covered binding with embossed floral design and banded borders with small circles. Gold lettering on spine. Yellow end papers notations in pencil on last page (John Muir's).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

Wearing at edges and corners.

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"Scribner's Monthly", Vol. II, No. 1-6.

(see catalog # 2632 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"Scribner's Monthly", Vol. III, No. 1-6.

(see catalog # 2632 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"Scribner's Monthly", Vol. IV, No. 1-6.

(see catalog # 2632 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"Scribner's Monthly", Vol. V. No. 1-6.

(see catalog # 2632 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"Scribner's Monthly", Vol. VI. No. 1-6.

(see catalog # 2632 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"Scribner's Monthly", Vol. VII, No. 1- 6.

(see catalog # 2632 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"Scribner's Monthly", Vol. VIII, No. 1- 6.

(see catalog # 2632 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"Scribner's Monthly", Vol. IX, No. 1-6.

(see catalog # 2632 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"Scribner's Monthly", Vol. X, No. 1-6.

(see catalog # 2632 for description).

Pages 335-338 loose.

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"Scribner's Monthly", Vol. XI. No. 1-6.

(see catalog # 2632 for description).

Front end paper split at spine.

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"Scribner's Monthly", Vol. XII, No. 1- 6.

(see catalog # 2632 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"Scribner's Monthly", Vol. XIII. No.

1-6.

(see catalog # 2632 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"Scribner's Monthly", Vol. XIV. No. 1- 6.

(see catalog # 2632 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

Pages 311-314 loose.

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"Scribner's Monthly", Vol. XV, No. 1- 6.

(see catalog # 2632 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"Scribner's Monthly", Vol. XVI. No. 1- 6.

(see catalog # 2632 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"Scribner's Monthly", Vol. XVII No.

1-6.

(see catalog # 2632 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"Scribner's Monthly", Vol. XVIII, No 1-

6. Part of a 22 volume set.

Green cloth covered binding with embossed floral design and banded borders with small circles. Gold lettering on spine. Yellow end papers with wave-like floral design.

Jean Clark's address label inside front cover. Notations in pencil on last page.

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

Wear on curves and edges.

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"Scribner's Monthly", Vol. XIX; No. 1- 6.

(see catalog # 2649 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"Scribner's Monthly", Vol. XX, No. 1- 6.

(see catalog # 2649 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"Scribner's Monthly", Vol. XXI; No. 1- 6.

(see catalog # 2649 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"Scribner's Monthly", Vol. XXII; No.

1-6.

(see catalog # 2649 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"The Century Magazine". Vol. XXIII;

No. 1-6. November, 1882-April 1882.

The Century Co., Press of Francis Hart and Company, 1882.

Green cloth covered binding embossed with signs of the zodiac and interlocking geometric designs. Gold lettering spine.

Pale green fly pages with gold flecks printed with olive green interlocking geometric design, Latin words and female representations. Pencil notations on last page, small piece of paper marking pages 82 and 83.

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/FR

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"The Century Magazine". Vol. XXIV;

No. 1-6. May 1882-October 1882.

(see cat #2654 for description). Pencil notations on last page, page 882 dogeared, notations on pages 374-75.

John Muir articles pages 222-229.

"The Bee Pastures of California," heavy notation, "The Bee Pastures of California, part II" pages 388-396, heavy notation.

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"The Century Magazine". Vol. XXV, No. 1-6.

(catalog # 2654 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

Pencil notation on last page.

Pages 840-842 dogeared.

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"The Century Magazine". Vol. XXVI, No. 1-6.

(see catalog # 2654 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

Some wear on upper edge of spine.

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"The Century Magazine". Vol. XXVII, No. 1-6.

(see catalog # 2654 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

Some wear on edges and corners of binding.

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"The Century Magazine". Vol. XXVIII, No. 1-6.

(see catalog # 2654 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

Some wear on edges and corners of binding.

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"The Century Magazine". Vol. XXIX, No. 1-6.

(see catalog # 2654 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

Some wear on edges and corners of binding.

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"The Century Magazine". Vol. XXX, No. 1-6.

(see catalog # 2654 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

Some wear on corners and edges of spine.

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"The Century Magazine". Vol. XXXI, No. 1-6.

(see catalog # 2654 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

Some wear on corners and edges.

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"The Century Magazine". Vol. XXXII, No. 1-6.

(see catalog # 2654 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

Little wear on corners and edges.

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"The Century Magazine". Vol.

XXXXIII, No. 1-6.

(see catalog # 2654 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

Last pages folded prior to notations added.

Little wear on edges and corners.

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"The Century Magazine". Vol. XXXIV, No. 1-6.

(see catalog # 2654 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

Some wear on edges and corners.

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"The Century Magazine". Vol. XXXV, No. 1-6.

(see catalog # 2654 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

Some wear on edges and corners.

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"The Century Magazine". Vol. XXXVI, No. 1-6.

(see catalog # 2654 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

Some wear.

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

MAGAZINE,

BOUND

"The Century Magazine". Vol.

XXXVII, No. 2-6.

(see cat # 2654 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

Hole in cloth on front edge of spine.

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

BOOK "The Writings of John Burroughs, Vol II, Winter Sunshine".

Houghton Mifflin & co., Cambridge, 1895.

Green cloth covered binding with paper label on spine. Part of 9 volume set.

Cat# 2695-2703

1.00

PAPER &

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

Deckled edges.

Jean Clark's address label inside front cover, label worn.

JOMU

BOOK "The Writings of John Burroughs, Vol III, birds and poets".

(see cat # 2695 for description).

1.00

PAPER &

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

BOOK "The Writings of John Burroughs, Vol IV, locusts and wild honey".

(see cat # 2695 for description).

1.00

CARDBOARD

AND PAPER

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

BOOK "The Writings of John Burroughs, Vol V., pepaction."

(see cat # 2965 for description).

1.00

PAPER &

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

BOOK "The Writings of John Burroughs, Vol VI, fresh fields".

(see cat # 2695 for description).

1.00

PAPER &

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

BOOK "The Writings of John Burroughs, Vol VII, signs and seasons".

(see cat # 2695 for description).

1.00

PAPER &

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

BOOK "The Writings of John Burroughs, Vol VIII, indoor studies".

(see cat # 2695 for description).

1.00

PAPER &

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

BOOK "The Writings of John Burroughs, Vol IX, river by".

(see cat# 2695 for description).

1.00

PAPER &

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

BOOK "The Writings of John Burroughs, Vol X, Whitman".

(see cat# 2695 for description).

1.00

PAPER &

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00343

JOMU

BOOK "Tales of an Engineer". Beige cloth bound with brown design on cover and spine. Gold lettering on cover and spine. Gilt on top edges of pages.

Discolored white end papers and pages.

Spine is loose due to back pages coming unattached. Front end pages is inscribed "H.L. Muir, Jan 31, 03."

1.00

PAPER &

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/PR

JOMU-

00343

JOMU

BOOK "Locomotive catechism."

brown cloth bound with gold designs and lettering on cover and spine.

Front cover bent vertically at middle, back cover extremely stained.

White end papers and pages discolored.

1.00

PAPER --

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/PR

JOMU-

00082

JOMU

BOOK "Edward Henry Harriman". Muir, John.

New York: Doubleday, Page and Co., 1912.

Ivory cloth bound with gold lettering on cover. Signed by John Muir on front end page.

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

White end papers and pages slightly discolored.

Foxing on top edges of pages.

JOMU

BOOK "Emerson’s Journals Vol. I 1820-1872 (from 10 volume set.)

Emerson, Ralph Waldo, Boston:

Houghton Mifflin Co., 1904.

Dark green cloth bound with gold lettering on front cover and spine. Top edges of pages are gilt. Sides and bottom deckled. Back end page has page numbers and categories listed in pencil (maybe John Muir's writing).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

Edges of book and ends of spine slightly worn.

White end pages and edges of pages discolored.

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

BOOK "Emerson's Journals, Vol. II 1820- 1872". (from 10 volume set).

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Boston:

Houghton, Mifflin Co. 1909.

See catalog #2895 for description.

Back end pages have various pages numbers and categories listed in pencil.

1.00

CARDBOARD

AND PAPER

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

BOOK "Emerson's Journals, Vol. III 1833- 1835". (from 10 volume set).

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Boston:

Houghton, Mifflin Co., 1910.

See catalog #2895 for description.

Back end page has page numbers and categories listed in pencil.

1.00

CARDBOARD

AND PAPER

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

BOOK "Emerson's Journals, Vol. IV 1836- 1838". (from 10 volume set).

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Boston:

Houghton, Mifflin Co. 1910.

See catalog #2895 for description.

1.00

CARDBOARD

AND PAPER

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

BOOK "Emerson's Journals, Vol. V 1838- 1841". (from 10 volume set).

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Boston:

Houghton, Mifflin Co. 1911.

See catalog #2895 for description.

1.00

CARDBOARD

AND PAPER

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

BOOK "Emerson's Journals, Vol. VI 1841- 1844." (from 10 volume set).

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Boston:

Houghton, Mifflin Co., 1911.

See catalog #2895 for description.

1.00

CARDBOARD

AND PAPER

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

BOOK "Emerson's Journals, Vol. VII, 1845- 1848". (from 10 volume set).

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Boston:

Houghton, Mifflin Co., 1912.

See catalog #2895 for description.

1.00

CARDBOARD

AND PAPER

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

BOOK "Emerson's Journals, Vol. VIII 1849- 1855". (from 10 volume set).

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Boston:

Houghton, Mifflin Co., 1912.

See catalog #2895 for description.

1.00

CARDBOARD

AND PAPER

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

BOOK "Emerson's Journals, Vol. IX 1856- 1863". (from 10 volume set).

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Boston:

Houghton, Mifflin Co., 1913.

See catalog #2895 for description.

1.00

CARDBOARD

AND PAPER

04 --CLOTH

JOMU

BOOK "Emerson's Journals, Vol. X 1864- 1876." (from 10 volume set).

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Boston:

Houghton, Mifflin Co., 1914.

See catalog #2895 for description.

1.00

PAPER --INK

--ADHESIVE -

-TEXTILE

COM/GD

JOMU-

00278

JOMU

BOOK "Picturesque California: The Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Slope."

Maroon, hardbound issues of biweekly then weekly magazine of 1894.

Gold illustrations on cover and spine.

1.00

PAPER 04 -- COM/FR

Spine extremely damaged, several pages missing, 1 unattached.

Edges of book are worn.

JOMU-

00278

JOMU

JOURNAL Gray cloth bound book of lined and columned pages, indigo floral design and lettering on cover, contains descriptions and sketches of mountains, rivers, daisies and also contains an assortment of painting ideas, clippings.

1.00

PAPER 04 --

PENCIL 24

COM/FR

JOMU-

00278

JOMU

NOTEBOOK Mary Muir's geology notebook, Edges of pages marbleized.

Lined paper slightly discolored.

Contains 2 loose pages.

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --INK 06

COM/FR

Marbleized paper cover, edges worn, faded. Back cover is creased

JOMU-

00278

JOMU

BOOKLET Paper notebook, front cover marked "American history. M.E. Muir.

Madison" Lined pages are slightly discolored, stained. Contained information about explorers. Dates and maps.

1.00

PAPER 04 --

INK 06 --

PENCIL 24

COM/FR

1 loose sheet included containing historical timeline.

JOMU-

00278

JOMU

BOOK,

AUTOGRAPH

Maroon leather bound, gold design and lettering on front and spine.

Multicolored gilt. Edged pages contain inscriptions, drawings and paintings.

1.00

PAPER 04 --

PAINT 06 --

RIBBON 09

COM/FR

Spine separations from pages. Pages discolored, stained, war along edges and spine.

Back has numerous small nicks and scratches.

JOMU-

00278

JOMU

ALMANAC "The Willard Tract Repository's Almanac and Christian's Companion for 1894". Black cloth covered. "1894" in gold lettering on cover. Brown end papers, contains dates and notes in pen and pencil, hair of mother and father Muir.

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/FR

Pages discolored.

00343

JOMU

DIARY Black/purple/white notebook cover, cloth spine, extremely poor condition.

Helen Muir's diary handwritten in ink and pencil. 92 pages, 1st entry dated Nov. 17, 1901. Last, March 25 (1902).

Diary written on lined notebook paper, pages are unattached from notebook cover. 2 pages unattached from bulk of pages, discolored, brittle.

1.00

PAPER 04 --

INK 06 --

PENCIL 24

COM/PR

Wearing at edges.

Has been conserved.

JOMU-

00378

JOMU

BOOK "John of the Mountains" Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston.

Ecru and blue lined cloth, hardbound, red lettering on front manuscript pasted inside front and back covers.

1.00

PAPER 04 --

CLOTH 08 --

CARDBOARD

COM/PR

Spine cover unattached.

Stained cover, edges worn, pages slightly discolored.

JOMU-

00383

JOMU

BOOK "The Writings of John Muir", manuscript edition Vol. I, "Boyhood and Youth", "A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf". Houghton Mifflin Co. 1916.

10 volume set. Green cloth cover. Gold lettering on brown paper on spine, deckled edges on pages. Photogravure throughout books. Bookplate inside front cover "Ex libris Mary Eleanor Gutherie". Vol I includes 5 line segment of letter written by Muir, glued to page after title page.

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

Spines and pages slightly discolored. Each volume covered with clear acetate.

JOMU-

00383

JOMU

BOOK "The Writings of John Muir", manuscript edition Vol. II. "My First Summer in the Sierra". Houghton Mifflin Co., 1916.

(see catalog 3716 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00383

JOMU

BOOK "The Writings of John Muir", manuscript edition Vol. III.

"Travels in Alaska". Houghton Mifflin Co. 1916.

(see catalog 3716 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00383

JOMU

BOOK "The Writings of John Muir", manuscript edition Vol. IV.

"The Mountains of California I".

Houghton Mifflin Co. 1916.

(see catalog 3716 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00383

JOMU

BOOK "The Writings of John Muir", manuscript edition Vol. V.

"The Mountains of California II."

Houghton Mifflin Co. 1916.

(see catalog 3716 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00383

JOMU

BOOK "The Writings of John Muir", manuscript edition Vol. VI.

"Our National Parks". Houghton Mifflin Co. 1916.

(see catalog 3716 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

00383

JOMU

BOOK "The Writings of John Muir", manuscript edition Vol. VII.

"Cruise of the Corwin." Houghton Mifflin co. 1918.

(see catalog 3716 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00383

JOMU

BOOK "The Writings of John Muir", manuscript edition Vol. VIII.

"Steep Trails". Houghton Mifflin Co.

1918.

(see catalog 3716 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00383

JOMU

BOOK "The Writings of John Muir", manuscript edition Vol. 9 "The Life and Letters I" by William Frederic Bade.

Houghton Mifflin co. 1923. (see catalog 3716 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00383

JOMU

BOOK "The Writings of John Muir", manuscript edition Vol. X.

"The Life and Letters II". By William Frederic Bade.

Houghton Mifflin Co. 1924. (see catalog 3716 for description).

1.00

PAPER AND

CARDBOARD

04 --CLOTH

COM/GD

JOMU-

00386

JOMU

BOOK,

RECIPE

Helen Muir's cookbook. Small lined notebook. Red textured paper cover with white cloth spine. Handwritten recipes as well as printed recipes pasted in. Page numbers handwritten in upper page corners.

Bound in thin red boards. First 15 pages contain hand written recipes in ink.

1.00

PAPER 04 --

INK 06

COM/PR

Half of front cover is missing.

JOMU-

00414

JOMU

BOOK,

SKETCH

Mary Muir's sketch book containing drawings of flowers, figures, and buildings. Some pressed plants and clippings of hair. Inscribed inside the front cover "Mary E. Muir Marquette Co. Wisconsin 1868." Black hardbound cover.

1.00

PAPER 04 --

PENCIL 24

COM/FR

JOMU-

00414

JOMU

NOTEBOOK -

-JOURNAL

Journal-"Mary Muir's" notes from a normal course in piano teaching.

Contains 239 pages. Hardback bound.

Grey cover with maroon edging.

Gold embossed. Several notations in pencil inscribed in front and back.

1.00

PAPER 04 --

CLOTH 08 --

LEATHER 17

COM/GD

JOMU-

00414

JOMU

NOTEBOOK Mary Muir's notes from a French class and a geology class. Paperback. Faded purple cover. Mary Muir's name inscribed in calligraphy inside the front cover.

1.00

PAPER 04 --

PENCIL 24

COM/FR

JOMU-

00414

JOMU

NOTEBOOK Mary Muir's notes for silver anniversary of presbyterian church in Kearney, Nebraska in October, 1905. Clippings and loose notes enclosed in the pages.

Tan and paper cover slightly soiled.

1.00

PAPER 04 --

INK 06

00414

JOMU

NOTEBOOK A collection of poetry written by Mary Muir hand. Assorted loose sheets enclosed. Paperback. Dark gray cover. Small black mark on front cover.

1.00

PAPER 04 --

INK 06 --

PENCIL 24

COM/GD

JOMU-

00052

JOMU

BOOK "Life of Martin Luther".

Delisser and Procter, New York, 1859.

Pp. 250. Hardback.

Tan cover embossed with gold lettering, yellow end papers. Inscribed inside front cover. "D. G. Muir, Dec. 28th, ad 1865."

some mildew on front pages.

1.00

PAPER 04 --

CLOTH 09

COM/GD

JOMU-

00378

JOMU

BOOK "A treatise on medical electricity" 2nd edition. Lindsay and Blakiston, Philadelphia, 1870. Pp. 676. Brown cloth binding worn and faded, gold lettering, etc., on spine, olive end papers, fold-out frontispiece, illustrated, ink damage on cover.

Inscribed on title page "J. Strentzel 1873".

1.00

PAPER 04 --

CLOTH 09

COM/PR

Spillage, torn, stained, mildewed pages, moth damage.

JOMU-

00378

JOMU

BOOK "An Illustrated History of the State of Wisconsin". Russell, B.B., Boston, 1875. Pp. 800. Hardback.

Faded purple cover embossed in gold, illustrated. "D. G. Muir, 1875" inscribed inside front cover.

1.00

PAPER 04 --

CLOTH 09

COM/GD

JOMU-

00428

JOMU

LEDGER Financial and business records for Muir/Strentzel family from 1894-1905. Hardback, grey cloth cover, embossed in black, red leather corners, black spots inside front cover, cover soiled and spotted.

1.00

PAPER 04 --

CLOTH 09 --

LEATHER 17

COM/FR

JOMU-

00428

JOMU

LEDGER Financial and business records for Muir family from 1905-1916. Hardback, grey cloth cover, black embossed on front and back, red leather corners, curved spine. "Richard" written in pencil on front cover, cover soiled.

1.00

PAPER 04 --

CLOTH 09 --

LEATHER 17

COM/EX

JOMU-

00476

JOMU

BOOK “Our National Parks” by John Muir, first edition. Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1903 Inscribed by Muir on first blank page:

"To Nicholas Holtz with sincere regards + pleasant memories. John Muir, Martinez, California, 1904."

1.00

PAPER COM/GD

00490

JOMU

BOOK Encyclopedia Britannica, 1878, 9th ed.

24 volumes, 1-11 and 13-25. Owned by John Muir. Half leather binding: dark brown cover with lighter brown leather spine and corners. Gold lettering and decorations on the spine. Page edges are red. Pastedowns and flyleaves are a maroon marble design.

Pressed flowers and grasses found in pages 153, 351, 445, and 774 of volume X (JOMU 4981j). See JOMU 4982- 4985.

24.00

LEATHER FAIR

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: All's Well That Ends Well Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

Interior pastedowns also have two versions of the Shakespeare shield, crest, and motto, 'non sans droit.' interior pastedown also has the Shakespeare shield, crest, and motto, 'non sans droit.' book has multiple pencil line markings throughout. On the back flyleaf are multiple notes by John Muir with page numbers.

1.00

PAPER COM/FR

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: A Midsummer Night's Dream Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

Interior pastedowns also have two versions of the Shakespeare shield, crest, and motto, 'non sans droit.' front flyleaf has John Muir's signature in pencil. Book has multiple pencil line markings throughout. On the back flyleaf are multiple notes by John Muir with page numbers.

1.00

PAPER COM/FR

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: Anthony & Cleopatra Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

Interior pastedowns also have two versions of the Shakespeare shield, crest, and motto, 'non sans droit.' book has multiple pencil line markings throughout. On the back flyleaf are multiple notes by John Muir with page numbers.

1.00

PAPER COM/FR

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: As You Like It Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

Interior pastedowns also have two versions of the Shakespeare shield, crest, and motto, 'non sans droit.'

1.00

PAPER COM/FR

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: As You Like It Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

1.00

PAPER COM/FR

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: Coriolanus Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

1.00

PAPER COM/PR

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: Cymbeline Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

1.00

JOMU

BOOK Title: Hamlet Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

1.00

PAPER COM/PR

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: Julius Cæsar Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

1.00

PAPER COM/FR

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: King Henry IV. Part II Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

1.00

PAPER COM/PR

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: King Henry V Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

1.00

PAPER COM/FR

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: King Henry VI. Part I Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

Interior pastedowns also have two versions of the Shakespeare shield, 1.00 crest, and motto, 'non sans droit.' book has multiple pencil line markings throughout. On the back flyleaf are multiple notes by John Muir with page numbers.

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: King Henry VI. Part II Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

1.00

PAPER COM/GD

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: King Henry VI. Part III Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

1.00

PAPER COM/FR

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: King Henry VIII Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

1.00

PAPER COM/FR

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: King John Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

1.00

JOMU

BOOK Title: King Lear Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

1.00

PAPER COM/FR

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: King Richard II Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

1.00

PAPER COM/FR

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: King Richard III Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

1.00

PAPER COM/GD

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: Love's Labour's Lost Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

1.00

PAPER COM/GD

JOMU

BOOK Title: Macbeth Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

1.00

PAPER COM/FR

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: Measure for Measure Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

1.00

PAPER COM/FR

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: The Merry Wives of Windsor Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

1.00

PAPER COM/GD

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: Much Ado About Nothing Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

1.00

JOMU

BOOK Title: Pericles Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

1.00

PAPER COM/GD

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: The Rape of Lucrece Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

1.00

PAPER COM/GD

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: Romeo and Juliet Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

1.00

PAPER COM/GD

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: The Sonnets Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

1.00

JOMU

BOOK Title: The Taming of the Shrew Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

1.00

PAPER COM/GD

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: Timon of Athens Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

1.00

PAPER COM/GD

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: Titus Andronicus Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

1.00

PAPER COM/PR

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: Troilus and Cressida Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

1.00

PAPER COM/PR

JOMU

BOOK Title: Twelfth Night Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

1.00

PAPER COM/FR

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: Two Gentlemen of Verona Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

1.00

PAPER COM/FR

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: Venus & Adonis Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

Interior pastedowns also have two versions of the Shakespeare shield, crest, and motto, 'non sans droit.' no pencil marks or notes.

1.00

PAPER COM/PR

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: A Winter's Tale Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest.

1.00

JOMU

BOOK Ten volume manuscript edition set. All books are: brown leather with gold imprint design of flowers on the binding and front and back covers. Bindings also have the titles of the books. Copyright page of the books have the following inscription, 'edition limited to seven hundred and fifty copies, this is number 172.' Publication: Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, mdccccxvi

JOMU 51256a:

Title: Writings of John Muir 1 – “Boyhood and Youth”, “A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf”

JOMU 5126b:

Title: Writings of John Muir 2 – “My First Summer in the Sierra”

JOMU 5126c:

Title: Writings of John Muir 3 – “Travels in Alaska”

JOMU 5126d:

Title: Writings of John Muir 4 – “The Mountains of California I”

JOMU 5126e:

Title: Writings of John Muir 5 – “The Mountains of California II”

JOMU 5126f:

Title: Writings of John Muir 6 – “Our National Parks”

JOMU 5126g:

Title: Writings of John Muir 7 – “The Cruise of the Corwin”

JOMU 5126h:

Title: Writings of John Muir 8 – “Steep Trails”

JOMU 5126i:

Title: Writings of John Muir 9 – “The Life and Letters I”

JOMU 5126j:

Title: Writings of John Muir 10 – “The Life and Letters II”

10.00

JOMU

BOOK Title: “The Bird and the Bell and Other Poems” by Christopher Pearse Church, Description: blue book with the title in gold on the binding and front cover.

Front flyleaf has writing, 'For little Helen, from little M(?)' Second flyleaf has writing, 'Helen Muir, Martinez, California.'

1.00

PAPER COM/FR

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: “Edinbrugh, Painted by John Fulleylove, R.I., described by Rosaline Masson”, 1904 Description: blue cloth cover book with light blue design and gold title and lions on the binding and front cover. Second flyleaf has writing, 'To John Muir from David Douglas, Christmas 1904.' on the back flyleaf are two notes by John Muir with page numbers.

1.00

PAPER COM/FR

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: “How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers” by Robert William Woods.

Description: blue cover book with tan binding. Front cover, along with the title has image of 'the crow' and 'the crocus' and the writing, 'nature series no 23.' Front flyleaf has writing, 'Washington, D.C., February 8, 1908, Dear Helen: you are among strange birds, and when the rain comes you will be among strange flowers too. And being an (…) girl you will yearn to know which from Tathu.

To help you out I'm sending you this little book. Don't let your father see it for it might make him jealous. With best wishes, CHM. Miss Helen Muir of Martinez.' CHM is guessed to be C. Hart Merriam. Back board has to birds in dark blue.

1.00

PAPER COM/FR

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: “The Insect Book” by Leland O.

Howard, 1901.

Description: green cover book with gold writing. Front cover has title and author.

Binding, along with title and author has a dragonfly in gold. Front flyleaf has writing, 'To Helen Muir (naturalist) from her affectionate father, John Muir, December 31, 1901.

1.00

JOMU

BOOK Title: “The Mountains of California” by John Muir, 1894 Description: tan cover book with gold and green writing and designs on the front cover and binding. Front flyleaf has writing, 'To my friend David Douglas with kind regards of the author John Muir, Martinez, California, Oct.

30, 1894.'

1.00

PAPER COM/GD

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: “Our National Parks” by John Muir. 1901 Description: green cloth cover book with the title and author in gold on the binding and front cover. The front cover also has a design of large sequoia trees in gold, black, and green. Inside pastedown has a namplate with the writing, 'ex libris, Lucretia Perry Osborn.' front flyleaf has note from John Muir, 'To my dear friend Mrs Henry Fairfield Osborn "Our National Parks," corrected copy recalling happy book work days on leafy woodsome lodge.

Summer of 1911. John Muir.' Book has corrections by Muir throughout the text.

Back flyleaf has notes with page numbers.

1.00

PAPER COM/GD

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: “My First Summer in the Sierra” by John Muir. 1911 Description: dark green book with the title, author, and publisher in gold on the binding. Title and author in gold on the cover. Majority of the cover is filled with an image in light green, dark green, and gold of trees and mountains.

1.00

PAPER COM/GD

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: “Parnassus” by Emerson, 1880.

Description: half leather binding book with green leather and marbled multi-color paper for the rest of the cover.

Binding has gold designs and the title and author on a brown leather nameplate. There are notes on page 2 and notes on two of the back flyleaves.

1.00

PAPER COM/FR

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: “Ramblings of the University Excursion Party” by Prof. Joseph le Conte, 1875.

Description: blue cloth covered book with the title and author in gold on the front cover. Front flyleaf has writing, 'to Mrs. K.F. Martin compliments of Leander L Hawkins.' few pencil marks throughout.

1.00

JOMU

BOOK Title: “Stickeen, the story of a Dog” by John Muir.1875.

Description: tan-yellow colored bookcover with the title and author on the binding and cover in black. Back cover of the book jackets has reviews for other books in black ink. Cover has a plastic cover protecting it. Binding also has the publisher. Book is also a tan-yellow color with all the same writing, but in brown. Front flyleaf has writing, 'To P.G. Gates - John Muir, April 1909.'

1.00

PAPER COM/FR

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: “The Yosemite” by John Muir.

1912.

Description: dark blue-green book with the title, author, and publisher in gold on the binding along with a gold and blues image of a sequoia. Cover has an image of mirror lake in Yosemite in gold and blue, along with the title and author.

Flyleaf has writing, 'To R.U.J. from John Muir. March1912.' Also has writing in a different hand, 'Robert Underwood Johnson, the corrections in pencil throughout this volume were made by Muir. R.U.J. pencil written corrections throughout the book.

1.00

PAPER COM/GD

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Title: “The Wonders of the Yosemite Valley and of California by Samuel Kneeland. 1872 Description: orange-red book with 'Yosemite' in gold on the binding and gold and black designs on either site.

Cover has the complete title and author and is surrounded by gold and black designs. Back is imprinted with the same design as the front. Front pastedown has a nameplate with multiple symbols and 'ex libris W.F.

Kimes.' front flyleaf has writing, 'Mr. & Mrs. "George": this's an old…(?) 1872.

Thought you might like it in your collection. -s- march, 1934.

1.00

JOMU

BOOK Title: “The Wonders of the Yosemite Valley and of California” by Samuel Kneeland. 1872 Description: orange-red book with 'Yosemite' in gold on the binding and gold and black designs on either site.

Kimes.' pastedown and flyleaves are blue paper.

1.00

PAPER COM/FR

JOMU-

00501

JOMU

BOOK Title: “Travels in Alaska” by John Muir.

Description: light green cover with image of the painting 'Muir glacier' by Thomas Hill on the front half of the front cover. Title and author in white on the bottom half of the cover. Title, author and publisher on the spine in white with sun and leaves symbol. Spine also has '990' written in black pen.

Inside flyleaf has various pencil marks relating to the sale of the book. Back flyleaf at the bottom left corner has a blue sticker with the following, 'Brentano's, Booksellers 7 Stationers, New York.'

1.00

PAPER COM/GD

JOMU-

00511

JOMU

BOOK Ten (10) volume set of "Writings of John Muir," Sierra Club edition. Books are green with gold writing and flower designs. Front covers have gold design of California poppies. Bindings have name of book, volume number, publisher, and edition in gold.

10.00

COM/GD

JOMU-

00495

JOMU

BOOK Muir, John. 1913. "The Story of My Boyhood and Youth." 1st edition.

Green cloth hardbound book. Title and author embossed in gold on front. Front contains decorative border and image of tree embossed in black. Sections of same border in black on spine. Author, publisher, and title embossed in gold on spine. Plain back cover. Top of page edges gilt gold. Side and bottom of page edges are rough. Front end page contains ex libris sticker. Front fly leaf contains inscription by Muir. Back end page has pencil inscription and small brown sticker with book seller information. Cover entirely wrapped in protective plastic sheeting.

1.00

PAPER --

TEXTILE --

ADHESIVE

00535

JOMU

BOOK Muir, John. 1902. "Our National Parks".

1st edition, 4th printing.

Green cloth hardbound book. Title, author and image of giant trees with a small man embossed in gold on front cover. Title, author, publisher, and acorn motif embossed in gold on spine. Back cover plain. Page edges smooth. Several ink and pencil inscriptions on front endpage and fly leaf.

1.00

PAPER --

TEXTILE --

ADHESIVE

COM/GD

JOMU-

00538

JOMU

BOOK 1 green hardcover book of bound century magazine volumes. "The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine.

November 1891 to April 1892".

Green cloth hardbound book. Embossed designs on front and back covers.

Various vignettes showing what appears to be the signs of the zodiac from November to April. Spine has months, title, and years embossed in gold. End pages with book are decorated with the muses of painting and literature with repeating Greek patterns, spots of gold and the phrase: "gutta cavat lapidem non vi sed saepe cadendo" which means "a water drop hollows a stone [not by force, but by falling often]" from Ovid's Epistulae ex Ponto. Straight, plain page edges.

1.00

PAPER --INK

--TEXTILE --

List of Items for Individual Assessment (Historic Artifacts – 44 items)

Catalog

Object, Object(NOM)

Description Item Count

Material Condition

JOMU-

00002

JOMU

BLOTTER Brass knob.

Made from locust tree at…

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