A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf First Edition
A first edition, first printing of A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf by John Muir (Houghton Mifflin, 1916) is worth about $1,288 unsigned in near fine condition, based on recorded sales. The first point to check: Title page: dated 1916, imprint “Boston and New York / Houghton Mifflin Company / The Riverside Press Cambridge”.
Market value · Unsigned, near fine
$1,288
Valued from 1 recorded sales in the last 12 months.
What a copy is worth
| Condition | Unsigned |
|---|---|
| Near fine | $1,288 |
| Very good | $1,095 |
How to identify this edition
These points tell this edition apart from other printings and editions of A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf.
✓ Title page: dated 1916, imprint “Boston and New York / Houghton Mifflin Company / The Riverside Press Cambridge”
✓ Copyright page: “Copyright, 1916, by Houghton Mifflin Company / All rights reserved / Published November 1916”, with no further printing line
✓ Illustrations: frontispiece portrait of Muir and full-page plates from photographs
✓ Binding: green cloth lettered in white, colour pictorial onlay on the front board, top edge gilt
✓ Price: $2.50 on the dust jacket front flap and spine (unclipped)
Common questions
- How do I know if my copy of A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf is a first edition, first printing?
- ✓ Title page: dated 1916, imprint “Boston and New York / Houghton Mifflin Company / The Riverside Press Cambridge” ✓ Copyright page: “Copyright, 1916, by Houghton Mifflin Company / All rights reserved / Published November 1916”, with no further printing line ✓ Illustrations: frontispiece portrait of Muir and full-page plates from photographs ✓ Binding: green cloth lettered in white, colour pictorial onlay on the… The identification points above show each one.
- How much is a first edition, first printing of A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf worth?
- $1,095–$1,288 unsigned, depending on condition and whether it is signed (values as of November 2026). Values come from recorded sales of this exact printing, not asking prices.
- Can I sell my copy of A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf?
- Yes. We value the exact copy from recorded sales and make a firm cash offer, free and with no obligation to sell.
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