Set Reminder2022-02-26 12:00:002022-02-26 12:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : Fine Books & Manuscripts https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/fine-books-manuscripts-21955 Our first book sale of the year features an array of items not seen on the market in over a century. Among the Americana lots crossing the block is one of the rarest and important Revolutionary War narratives, being Ethan Allen’s account of his captivity in British prisons printed in 1779.
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[YOLLA BOLLY PRESS]. MUIR, John (1838?1914). My First Summer in the Sierra. [Covelo, CA:] The Yolla Bolly Press, [1988]. Small folio. 12 wood engravings by Michael McCurdy. Original publisher?s full handwoven linen, bark paper endsheets handmade in Mexico; original slipcase with printed paper label (few spots of wear to spine). Publisher?s prospectus with ephemeral items and original invoice laid in. LIMITED EDITION, number 80 of 150 copies SIGNED BY McCURDY. Published on April 21, 1988 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of John Muir (colophon).