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, 1886. A First English Edition published in "The Camelot Series" edited by Ernest Rhys.
Size: 6.5" X 5".
Pages: xxviii-336 pages + publisher's catalog.
Binding: Very good original full-cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a removable protective mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, name and bookplate of a previous owner (Helen White) on the first endpaper - as shown).
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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.
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- Bookseller
- MFLIBRA Antique Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1577212023541
- Title
- WALDEN.
- Author
- Henry David Thoreau. Will H. Dircks (Introduction)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Walter Scott, 1886. A First English Edition published in "The Camelot Series" edited by Ernest Rhys.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1886
- Pages
- 336
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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