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"I HAVE HAD A HAPPY LIFE, AND THERE IS NOT MUCH OF IT I WOULD CHANGE IF I COULD LIVE IT OVER AGAIN": ORIGINAL 1904 JOHN BURROUGHS MANUSCRIPT FOR HIS ESSAY "AN OUTLOOK UPON LIFE," TWICE SIGNED BY HIM

BURROUGHS, John. Original autograph manuscript, signed. No place, circa 1904.

Original John Burroughs 55-page manuscript in pencil and ink for his 1904 essay "An Outlook upon Life," later collected in his 1908 book Leaf and Tendril, signed by him in ink on the first page and again on the final page of what eventually became Part II of the three-part essay. $12,000.

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ORIGINAL 1895 JOHN BURROUGHS MANUSCRIPT FOR HIS INTRODUCTION TO GILBERT WHITE'S 1789 CLASSIC THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE, SIGNED

BURROUGHS, John. Original autograph manuscript signed. No place, 1895.

Original John Burroughs 29-page ink manuscript for his Introduction to Gilbert White's 1789 classic of nature writing, The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, signed by Burroughs in pencil on the final page. $9000.

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"I NEVER SEEM TO TIRE OF WRITING AND TALKING ABOUT THE CHIPMUNK"

BURROUGHS, John. Autograph manuscript signed. No place, November 3, 1916.

Original 28-page autograph manuscript signed and dated ("Nov 3rd, 1916, 10.a.m.") at the end by John Burroughs, for his essay on chipmunks, "A Clever Beastie." $9000.

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ORIGINAL 1912 JOHN BURROUGHS MANUSCRIPT FOR HIS REVIEW OF JOHN MUIR'S YOSEMITE, SIGNED, WITH AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER TO THE EDITOR, ALSO SIGNED

BURROUGHS, John. Original autograph manuscript and autograph letter, both signed. West Point, NY, May 15, [1912].

Original John Burroughs 20-page penciled manuscript for his review of John Muir's book Yosemite, signed by him on the final page, accompanied by his one-page penciled cover letter to the editor of the Literary Digest, also signed. $8000.

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"THERE IS AN UNEXPECTED, AN UNEXPLAINED LURE AND ATTRACTION IN THE LANDSCAPE,—A PENSIVE, REMINISCENT FEELING IN THE AIR ITSELF. NATURE HAS GROWN MELLOW UNDER THESE HUMID SKIES, AS IN OUR FIERCER CLIMATE SHE GROWS HARSH AND SEVERE"

BURROUGHS, John. Autograph manuscript. No place, circa 1883.

Original working manuscript of Burroughs' essay "Nature in England," his account of a trip to England, published in his 1884 collection of essays Fresh Fields. $6500.

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FINELY BOUND AUTOGRAPH EDITION OF BURROUGHS’ WRITINGS

BURROUGHS, John. Writings. Boston and New York, 1904-22. Twenty-three volumes.

“Autograph Edition” of the works of one of America’s greatest nature writers, number 581 of only 750 copies signed by Burroughs and the publisher, illustrated with frontispieces and numerous plates from original photographs and etchings. $4200.

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"WHEN MAN EMERGED FROM THE LOWER ORDERS & BECAME A REASONING THINKING BEING—WHAT NEW BURDENS WERE PUT UPON HIM!"

BURROUGHS, John. Original autograph manuscript. No place, no date.

Original autograph manuscript by naturalist John Burroughs, apparently unpublished, with his penciled musings on astronomy and physics and the burdens and blessings of human consciousness. $3800.

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"UNTIL SCIENCE OPENED OUR EYES WE DID NOT KNOW THAT THE CELESTIAL AND THE TERRESTRIAL WERE ONE AND THAT WE WERE ALREADY IN THE HEAVENS AMONG THE STARS"

BURROUGHS, John. Original autograph manuscript signed. Experiment, Georgia, February 1914.

Autograph manuscript signed by naturalist John Burroughs. $3500.

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THE WORKS OF JOHN BURROUGHS, HANDSOMELY BOUND AND ILLUSTRATED

BURROUGHS, John. Writings. Boston and New York, 1904-1916. Nineteen volumes. “Riverside” edition of the collected writings of John Burroughs, with 7 color ornithological plates and 102 black-and-white portraits, half-tones, and facsimiles. $3500.

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FINELY BOUND AUTOGRAPH EDITION OF BURROUGHS’ WRITINGS

BURROUGHS, John. Writings. Boston and New York, 1904-22. Twenty-three volumes. “Autograph Edition” of the works of one of America’s greatest nature writers, number 159 of only 750 copies signed by Burroughs and the publisher, illustrated with frontispieces and numerous plates from original photographs and etchings. $3500.

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"SINCERELY YOUR FRIEND JOHN BURROUGHS":INSCRIBED LOCUSTS AND WILD HONEY

BURROUGHS, John. Locusts and Wild Honey. Boston, 1879.

First edition of Burroughs' third book of essays, inscribed "Sincerely your friend John Burroughs" and additionally signed by Burroughs at the end of the preface. $1250.

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SECOND EDITION OF BURROUGHS' NOTES ON WALT WHITMAN,THIS COPY PRESENTED BY WHITMAN'S LITERARY EXECUTORHORACE TRAUBEL TO WHITMAN'S PUBLISHER DAVID MCKAY

BURROUGHS, John. Walt Whitman as Poet and Person. New York, 1871. Second edition, inscribed by Horace Traubel to Whitman's publisher David McKay April 22, 1892, less than a month after the poet's death. $950.

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ORIGINAL INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH OF JOHN BURROUGHS

BURROUGHS, John. Photograph inscribed. No place, no date.

Original sepia-tint photograph of John Burroughs in his later years at his cabin "Slabsides," inscribed by him on the verso, "For Mr. & Mrs. W. E. Connor. Merry Xmas. John Burroughs." $900.

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"IN STUDYING NATURE THE IMPORTANT TTHING IS NOT SO MUCH WHAT WEW SEE AS HOW WE INTERPRET WHAT WE SEE"

BURROUGHS, John. Ways of Nature. Boston and New York, 1905.

First edition, inscribed by the author, "In studying nature the important thing is not so much what we see as how we interpret what we see. John Burroughs." $900.

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"OH, THE BLESSEDNESS OF WORK,OF LIFE GIVING AND LIFE SUSTAINING WORK"

BURROUGHS, John. Literary Values and Other Papers. Boston and New York, 1902.

First edition, inscribed by the author, "Oh, the blessedness of work, of life giving & life sustaining work. The busy man is the happy man; the idle man is the unhappy. John Burroughs January 19, 1914." $750.

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TWICE SIGNED BY BURROUGHS: THE SUMMIT OF THE YEARS, FIRST EDITION

BURROUGHS, John. Summit of the Years. Boston and New York, 1913.

First edition, signed by Burroughs and dated by him January 19, 1914 and additionally signed by him at the end of the Preface, in the rare original dust jacket. $700.

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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY JOHN BURROUGHS MENTIONINGTHOREAU: "I HAVE HAD OTHER BIRDS ALIGHT UPON ME…BUT NEVER A CHICKADEE…"

BURROUGHS, John. Autograph letter signed. West Park, New York, April 22, 1886.

Wonderful autograph letter signed by John Burroughs mentioning Thoreau. $700.

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"I HAVE NO PLANS FOR THE COMING WINTER, SAVE TO SIT HERE & PUT UPON PAPER SUCH THOUGHTS AS COME TO ME"

BURROUGHS, John. Autograph letter signed. West Park, New York, September 8, 1886.

Autograph letter signed by naturalist and writer John Burroughs to editor Edward W. Bok. $700.

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"YOUR LETTER FINDS ME LOTUS EATING UP HERE ON AN ISLAND IN RANGELEY LAKE…"

BURROUGHS, John. Autograph letter signed. Rangeley, Maine, June 20, 1892.

Autograph letter signed by naturalist John Burroughs, written while on vacation in Maine. $700.

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AUTOGRAPH LETTER INSCRIBED BY NATURALIST JOHN BURROUGHS

BURROUGHS, John. Autograph letter signed. Roxbury-in-the-Catskills, July 20, 1916.

Autograph letter signed by naturalist John Burroughs, responding to a question about finches. $700.

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"WE ALL CLAIM JOHN BURROUGHS AS OUR FRIEND"

BARRUS, Clara. Our Friend John Burroughs. Boston and New York, 1914.

First edition, inscribed by Burroughs "Your friend John Burroughs," with an autograph postcard signed by Burroughs and an autograph letter signed by his companion Clara Barrus laid in. $550.

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INSCRIBED BY CLARA BARRUS WITH TIPPED-IN PHOTO OF BURROUGHS

BARRUS, Clara. John Burroughs Boy and Man. Garden City, New York, 1920. First edition, inscribed by Barrus to naturalist T. Gilbert Pearson: "To Mr. T. Gilbert Pearson, friend of the birds, & of `John o' Birds,' with the cordial regard of Clara Barrus, Woodchuck Lodge, Roxbury in the Catskills, July 19, 1921," and with a photograph of Burroughs mounted on front pastedown, which bears a separate note mounted underneath by Barrus which reads, "I have no snapshot of myself that is not too painful to me to think of giving it away- C.B." $550.

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"THANK YOU FOR REMEMBERING ME IN THIS HOLIDAY TIME…"

BURROUGHS, John. Autograph letter signed. West Park, New York, December 30, 1909.

Autograph letter signed by naturalist John Burroughs inviting a correspondent to visit and wishing her good wishes for the new year. $400.

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"THAT WE HAVE SERVED A PURPOSE, THAT WE HAVE POSITIVELY APPEARED, THAT SOMETHING HAS BEEN FULFILLED IN US—IS NOT THAT ENOUGH?"

BURROUGHS, John. Light of Day. Boston and New York, 1900.

First edition, signed by John Burroughs and dated by him March 14, 1903, presentation copy with a card laid in printed "With the compliments of the author." $350.

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"ONE MUST HAVE THE BIRD IN YOUR HEART BEFORE YOU CAN FIND IT IN THE BUSH"

BURROUGHS, John. Autograph quotation signed. No place, April 17, 1887.

Autograph quotation signed by naturalist and writer John Burroughs: "One must have the bird in your heart before you can find it in the bush. John Burroughs. .April 17, 1887." $275.

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Aquatint Copperplate process by which the plate is “bitten” by exposure to acid. By changing the areas of the plate that are exposed and the length of time the plate is submerged in the acid bath, the engraver can obtain fine and varying shades of gray that closely resemble watercolor washes. Although the name contains the word “tint”, this is a black-and-white printing process; aquatint plates can often be hand colored, however.
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Colophon Printed note at the end of a text containing information about the printing of the book.
Doublure Pastedowns made not of paper but of leather, for decorative purposes.
Duodecimo (12MO) Smaller than an octavo, typically less than six inches tall; smaller formats, such as 24mo and 32mo, are uncommon.
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