WALDEN.
by Henry David Thoreau; Will H. Dircks (Introduction)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
Author: Henry David Thoreau; Will H. Dircks (Introduction).
Title: WALDEN.
Language: Text in English.
Publisher: London: Walter Scott, Ltd., no date (circa 1886 - Introductory Note dated March 1886).
Size: 7 " X 5 ".
Pages: xxviii-336 pages + publisher's catalog.
Binding: Very good original decorated full-cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a removable protective mylar cover. Upper edge gilt.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing - as shown, name of a previous owner on the first endpaper - as shown).
The book: Rare 19th-century edition of Walden (first published as Walden; or, Life in the Woods) is a book by noted transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau. The text is a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings. The work is part personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, satire, and (to some degree) manual for self-reliance.
Synopsis
Walden (first published as Walden; or, Life in the Woods) by Henry David Thoreau is an American classic. The work is part personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, and manual for self reliance. Published in 1854, it details Thoreau's sojourn in a cabin near Walden Pond, amidst woodland owned by his friend and mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson, near Concord, Massachusetts.
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- Bookseller
- MFLIBRA Antique Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1577212023532
- Title
- WALDEN.
- Author
- Henry David Thoreau; Will H. Dircks (Introduction)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Walter Scott, Ltd., no date (circa 1886 - Introductory Note dated March 1886).
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1886
- Pages
- 336
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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