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BURROUGHS, JOHN. The Writings. 23 volumes. Vignette on colophon and 125 photographic plates and reproductions on Japanese paper, with lettered tissue guards. 8vo, crimson crushed morocco attractively gilt with two triple fillet borders on covers, floral and medallion device on spines and raised bands, gilt turn-ins, and top edges trimmed and gilt; expert repairs to one short and two long marginal tears, not affecting text, and a few small clean tears at bottom edge of one index; bookplates on all pastedowns. Boston and New York: Riverside Press, 1904-22
one of 750 sets of the autograph edition signed by burroughs and the publisher. Tipped to the front flyleaf in Volume 1 is an Autograph Letter Signed by Burroughs to "Gilder," who is likely either J. B. or J. L. Gilder, editors of the "Critic," a weekly founded in 1856 with a circulation of approximately 5,500. Burroughs wrote it just after returning from the Harriman Alaska expedition (May-July 1899) and describes a difficult yet transformative voyage: "[I was] made beautiful by the trip" and mentions some poems that he thinks might be illustrated by Louis Agassiz Fuertes and R. Swain Gifford, as well as a prose sketch he promises to Gilder in the fall. 1 page, 8vo; dated 9 August 1899, from West Park, New York; folded.
