1913 - The Writings of John Burroughs| With Obituary/Biography Newspaper Clipping

Published 1913

Houghton Mifflin Company, 
Publishers/ Boston and New York

Riverby Edition

With Portraits and Illustrations

First 15 Volumes out of 23 Volumes.

**Included with the set is an original early 20th-century newspaper clipping reporting on the death of John Burroughs, with a photograph of the author — a poignant historical artifact connecting this set to the life and legacy of one of America’s beloved naturalists

Included:
Wake Robin
Winter Sunshine
Birds and Poets
Locusts and Wild Honey
Pepacton
Fresh Fields
Signs and Seasons
Indoor Studies
Riverby
Literary Values
Far and Near
Ways of Nature
Leaf and Tendril
Time and Change
The Summit of the Years

Indigo blue cloth with gilt floral detail/lettering to spines. Top edge gilt. Gilt lettering and floral detail to spines. Two front bindings with some light staining(see photos) otherwise all else clean. Frontispiece/engravings with captioned tissue guards. Wear at the corners with some bumping. Full-page engravings within with captioned tissue guards. Bindings tight. Clean pages.

The Riverby Edition of The Writings of John Burroughs were published by Houghton Mifflin Company between 1904 and 1923. Issued under the supervision of Burroughs himself (with the final volumes published posthumously), this definitive collection gathers his celebrated essays on nature, literature, and philosophy. The set includes key titles such as Wake-Robin, Winter Sunshine, Birds and Poets, and Locusts. Beautifully bound in cloth with gilt-stamped spines and top edges, the Riverby Edition reflects both the literary and aesthetic appeal of Burroughs’ work. A cornerstone for collectors of American naturalist literature.

Condition: Very Good

Size of each volume: 5” x 7 3/4”

This set carries not only the voice of a beloved naturalist, but also a tangible trace of history—accompanied by a period newspaper clipping commemorating his passing.