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Iowa City: The Prairie Press, 1968. Quarter cloth over paper covered boards (hard cover) in mylar protected dust-jacket. 44 pages; illustrated with wood engravings by Utpatel. Book designed by Carroll Coleman and printed at The Prairie Press. Handset in Bulmer type, paper is Basingwerk Parchment imported from England. The wood engravings printed directly from the blocks. This copy SIGNED by both Derleth and Utpatel on front free endpaper. A clean, tight copy in a price-clipped jacket. Size: Octavo. Signed. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Frank Utpatel.
Walden Pond: Homage to Thoreau by Derleth, August - 1968
by Derleth, August
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Walden Pond: Homage to Thoreau
by Derleth, August
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Iowa City: Prairie Press, 1968. Derleth's notes on three visits to Thoreau's old haunts, from his journals & previously unpublished; with wood engravings by frequent collaborator Utpatel printed directly from the blocks. SIGNED by Utpatel & Derleth, Cordially, on the free endsheet. Hardcover, quarter rust-red cloth over tan/green patterned boards, gilt titling; elegant design & typography by Carroll Coleman. Light wear to book, jacket shows some spine tanning/foxing, light rubbing, tiny tear near spine of rear panel. Text clean; 44 pages + note on author, colophon; 4 wood engravings.. Signed by Author & Illustrator. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Frank Utpatel. 4½" by 7¾".
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- Illustrator Frank Utpatel
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- Book Condition Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition Very Good
- Edition First Edition
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Prairie Press
- Place of Publication Iowa City
- Date Published 1968
- Keywords Travel, Nature, Observation, Solitude, Pilgrimage, Wisconsin
- Size 4½" by 7¾"
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Walden Pond: Homage to Thoreau
by Derleth, August
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WALDEN POND: Homage To Thoreau
by DERLETH, August
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Published by the esteemed: The Prairie Press, 1968. [First edition]. The gathering of what the author considered his finest unpublished journal entries from his three visits to Walden Pond, 1938, 1947 and 1965. [750 copies printed]. Fine copy in lightly aged d.j.
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