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John Muir broadside, 1904
John Muir broadside, 1904
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Heading: (Muir, John – 1904 broadside)
Author: Muir, John
Title: "Climb the Mountains...", small 1904 broadside
Place Published: San Francisco
Publisher:Paul Elder & Co.
Date Published: 1614
Description:


Illuminated "Impressions Broadside No. 5", designed by W.S. Wright as frontispiece in Impressions Quarterly, Vol.5, No. 2. 7.25 x 10".



The Art-and-Crafts era periodical was issued by the San Francisco publishers for three years as a venue for California literati. This issue also included a review of Mary Austin's "Land of Little Rain" and an essay on Ina Coolbrith by George Wharton James. The Muir quote was from his 1901 "Our National Parks". William Spencer "Billy" Wright, who designed the Elder broadsides, was a San Francisco bookbinder and bookplate artist who also painted cartoon panels for the pre-Earthquake Coppa's Restaurant. Uncommon Muir ephemera.

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Front and rear covers of the periodical detached but present, not affecting broadside.
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John Muir broadside, 1904

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