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Wellington, New Zealand: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1968 Spiral bound with clear vinyl dust jacket. Production of the book was sponsered by Torino Motors Limited, New Zealand concessionairies for Fiat Cars and Trucks. Vinyl is yellowing and a little soiled. Some soiling to interior but otherwise in good shape. Lovely plates and good descriptions. Ink tick marks to some entries. 83p.. Soft Cover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1935 Tan cloth with black titles and small illustration on cover. Sunning to spine and board edges. Some foxing to spine and gutters, a few light spots on rear board. Head and tail of spine are soft. Water stains to top or bottom of some interior pages. Foxing to page edges. Frontispiece is portrait of Harry Yount, the First Park Ranger. Black and white drawings and photographs. 272p.. Fourth Printing. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Ruth Taylor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Washington, D. C.: National Geographhic Society, 1951 Dust jacket is brittle, numerous chips. Foxing, mostly on rear. Jacket is now in brodart. Heavy green cloth on spine with gold title, lighter green cloth on borads with gold title. Rubbing to head and tail of spine, tail of spine is bumped. Foxing to endpapers. Binding is sound. Numerous color photographs.328p. including index.. Unknown. Cloth. Good/Fragile. Illus. by Arthur A. Allen. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, 1938 Brown cloth with gold titles, small gold fly on front. Cloth is heavily worn. Water stains to rear board, a few water spots on front board. Green illustrated endpapers. Color photographs of fly tying by Charles S. Krug and line drawings by Ivin Sickles. Black and white frontis portrait of author with reproduction of signature. Binding is slightly loose. Light water stains to last twenty-five pages. Interior is a little dusty in gutters. 251p.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Charles S. Krug and Ivin Sickles. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1957 Some of the material was previously published in The New York Times. Dust jacket is in bro-dart cover. Sunning to edges and spine. Off-white cloth spine, teal and gold embossed title on spine. Red boards with gold embossed device. Foxing to spine. Fading to board edges, black stains from brodart cover. Color title page and decorative endpapers. Interior is clean and tight. 315p.. Cloth and Board. Fair/Fair. Illus. by Peter Marks. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1945 "An appealing and delightful account of this noted writer's happy experiences as an Ohio farmer." Dust jacket is heavily worn at edges, chips and tears at head and tail of spine and corners. Open tear at mid-fold on front flap. Spine panel is browning. Black cloth with gold title on red block on spine. Small red publisher logo on front. Cloth is slightly worn at edges and soiled. Foxing to endpapers, illustrated endpapers. Numerous black and white drawings. 302p.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Fair. Illus. by Kate Lord. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Wm. H. Wise & Co., 1924 After Thoreau, John Burroughs is considered the highest practitioner of the nature essay. However, he also wrote about literature and religion. All of his essays are contained in these 23 volumes. The dust jackets are heavily worn, many with large chips. Most of the jackets have water stains. The jackets are plain brown paper with an illustration of Burrroughs on the front panel. Two volumes lack dust jackets. All of the jackets are now protected by archival covers. Books are bound in lovely dark green leatherette. Front and spine have very nice debossed designs. Top edges of pages are gilt. Four volumes have some water damage to jackets and boards. Each volume has a different frontis portrait of Burroughs. Bindings are tight.. Leatherette. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Various. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: Weybright and Talley, 1975 Nature narrative following the birth and death of a blue whale, from his perspective. White dust jacket with illustration of two whales. Front panel of dj is moderately soiled. Jacket is somewhat yellowing. Corner of flap with price is torn off. DJ is now protected by Brodart. Black cloth with silver title on spine. Cloth is heavily faded around edges and dusty. Yellowing on page edges. Lovely black and white illustrations. . Unknown. Cloth. Good/Fair. Illus. by Peter Parnall. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1913 Zoology of North American mammals. Green cloth with gold embossed title on spine. White title on cover with paste on illustration of a wolf. Pulling and rubbing to head and tail of spine. Points are bumped and rubbed, one is frayed. Rubbing to author's name on cover. Small area of soiling on rear board bubbles in cloth midline. Gift inscription to previous owner. Color frontispiece, black and white photos, several other color plates. 317p. including index.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Columbus, Ohio: Wheaton Publishing Company, 1903 Signed by the author. Stated Author's edition, limited to one thousand copies. This copy is not numbered. This edition was available by subscription only. "A complete, scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Illustrated by 80 plates in color photography, and more than 200 original half-tones, showing the favorite haunts of the birds, flocking, feeding, nesting, etc., from photographs taken by the author and others." Dark blue cloth with gold titles on spine and front. Spines heavily darkened and rubbed, titles nearly illegible. Heavy insect damage to top layer of cloth. Decorative floral endpapers. Page edges have decorative blue splatter. Interior is in wonderful shape, clean and tight. Very neat name and address on first blank page of vol. I. 671p. for both vols.. Signed by Author. Author's Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by William Leon Dawson and Others. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1927 Dark green cloth with gold titles on spine and cover, gold on spine is almost completely rubbed off. Cloth is soiled and dusty. Head and tail of spine are bumped. There are sseveral dings in board edges. Binding is cracked at title page. Foxing to page edges, title page and frontispiece. A few black and white photos. 298p.. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1953 Two naturalists write about the animals found around their home in the Berkshires. Tan paper jacket with animal illustrations. A few very small tears and chips around edges. One inch closed tear on bottom of rear panel. Some soiling to jacket. DJ is now protected by Brodart. Brown cloth with white titles on spine. Cloth is clean, very slight rubbing to head and tail of spine and corners. Charming black and white drawings of animals at the beginning of each chapter. Interior is clean, binding tight. 278p.. Unknown. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Walter Ferguson. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1870 Red leather on spine and corners. Marbled paper on boards and endpapers, page edges marbled to match. Heavily worn on all edges, leather and paper missing in some areas. Five raised bands on spine. Gold bird in first band, title over brown leather in second, other bands contain gold floral designs. Chips to head and tail of spine. Binding is tight. Previous owners name in pencil on first blank. Foxing to first few pages but text block is clean. Black and white illustrations from woodcuts. Printed by Virtue and Co., London. 648p.. Half-Leather. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by Mm. A. Mesnel, A. De Neuville, and E. Riou. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Portland, Me.: Thomas B. Mosher, 1920 'Notes of a Ramble in Southern Italy' 'Printed for Thomas B. Mosher and published by him. Limited to seven hundred copies for sale in America. Bound entirely in sage green textured paper, matching endpapers. Raised blind bands on spine, paper title. Rubbing to title. Very small white spot near head of spine. Possible crack in paper where back board meets spine. Very lightly soiled. Pages are rough-cut, foxing to edges of pages. 215p. . Limited to 700 Copies. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Babcock, Wisconsin: Flambeau Publishing, 1953 Green paper dust jacket, foxing, a couple of chips and tears, dj spine is faded. Green cloth with gold embossed title on spine. Rubbing to tail of spine, one point bent. Browning to endpapers. Foxing to page edges. 314p.. Possible First Edition. Cloth. Good/Fair. Illus. by Olaus J. Murie. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Garden City: The Natural History Press, 1968 Muir "... left a legacy of journal entries, letters, and newspaper and magazine articles written during the 1870's in a fever of discovery. From these jottings and essays, some of the most stimulating of which are presented here, we are able to gain insight into John Muir's outlook - his love for the mountains and for their wild sheep, squirrels and birds; his understanding of the forces of nature that shaped this awesome landscape; and his long and constant battle to save our heritage from destruction by his fellow-men." White dust jacket with color photo on front panel. Jacket is slightly age discolored and shows some shilfwear. There is one very small chip at the tail of the spine panel. Original price intact. Jacket is now protected by clear mylar cover. Black cloth spine with gold title, bright blue boards. Head and tail of spine are rubbed. Board edges are slightly faded. Map endpapers. Binding is tight, interior is clean and bright. One very light anad small pen mark to leading page edge. Numerous black and white photos of the Yosemite ladscape. 269p.. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Philip Hyde. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1954 "Her book is the story of her life, day by day, season after season. It is told with simple eloquence and charm, with the subtle insights of a fresh Gallic mind, and with the quick perception which a life close to nature engenders. Those who like the canoe, the paddle, the axe, wild life, the open fire, and a night under the stars will cherish this book." - from the dust jacket. Illustrated dust jacket is heavily worn at edges with small tears and chips, particularly at head of spine panel. One corner of front flap is clipped, but not price clipped. Jacket is now protected by Brodart. Dark green cloth spine with gold title. Boards covered with lighter green paper. Edges are sunned, otherwise very good. Map endpapers. Some foxing to page edges. Interior clean. 236p. . First Edition. Cloth and Board. Good/Fair. Illus. by Henry Bugbee Kane. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Washington, D. C.: The Outdoor Press, 1932 Signed by the Author. Unknown edition. Green cloth is heavily sunned, fading to yellow. Two small holes in cloth at front gutter. Large blue paper title on front, completely intact. Binding and points are firm. Signed by author on ffep. Black and white photographs. Excerpts for George Washington's diary. Foreward by Lilian M. Cromelin (Associate Editor of American Forests Magazine). 90p.. Signed by Author. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Uncredited. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1981 A couple recounts their rescue and rehabilitation of wildlife on thier farm in Ontario. Off-white dust ajcket with illustration of forest animals on front. Jacket has some edgewear including a few small tears and chips. Cello tape repair to top of front fold. Some soiling to dj. Jacket is now protected by brodart. Brown cloth with gold title on spine, boards covered with beige speckled paper. Edges of boards are faded. Head and tail of spine are rubbed. Feels like it has never been read. A few black and white photographs. 308p.. First Edition. Cloth and Board. Good/Good. Illus. by Uncredited. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1920 Description of visit to Provence before WWI. Blue cloth with gold titles on spine and front board. There is also a castle in light gold on front board. Spine is slightly sunned, gold is dull. Head and tail of spine are rubbed. Ther is a small nick in cloth at center of spine. Minor bit of soiling to bottom edge of front board. Forty nine sepia tone photographs. Interior is clean, binding is tight. . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Edinburgh: T. Nelson & Sons, 1872 Translated from the French W. H. Davenport Adams. Deep wine colored leather with five raised bands on spine. Boards are beveled. Gold embossed decorations on spine and boards. Wear to all edges, particularly head and tail of spine and corners. Spine is heavily sunned, faded to tan. All page edges are gilt. Fifty-four black and white illustrations. Binding is tight, pages are clean and bright. Tiny bookplate on bottom of rear pastedown has caused a brown spot through last 40 pages. 323p. including notes, analysis and index.. Full-Leather. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Percival Skelton. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1909 Light brown cloth with bear/mountain/eagle illustration on cover. Light blue titles. Head and tail of spine are rubbed and bumped as are points. Spine has some water spots. Small circular stain at top of front board. Some soiling to rear board including red crayon mark. Ink stain to bottom edge of boards and pages. Foxing to page edges. Signed by author on illustrated ffep. Twenty-five beautiful black and white photographs printed on glossy paper, including tissued frontispiece. . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1914 Inscribed by author and dated July 24, 1916. Illustrated with several drawings and three black and white plates. Printed by The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Ma. Dark blue cloth and leather. Leather is worn, especially along edges of spine. Title embossed in gold on cover, still bright. Some soiling to leather and cloth. Lightened spot on back. Some foxing to page edges. Boards are slightly bowed. 38p. . Signed by Author. Second Printing. Half-Leather. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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W. E. Scull, 1902 Fascinating volume. Illustrated with drawings and reproductions of black and white photos taken for this volume. Gray cloth with green and gold embossed title on spine. Gold and black embossing on cover with paste on black and white illustration. Book shows a lot of wear. Spine is foxing and stained. Much of gold on cover is rubbed. Insect damage to gutter. Two nicks in spine. Pulling to head and tail of spine. Binding and points are firm. Foxing to cloth. Decorative endpapers, some foxing. Foxing to page edges. . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1913 Second printing, 'Published March 1913' on copyright page but the date does not appear on the title page. Green cloth with gold title on spine and dark green tile and tree on front board. head and tail of spine are rubbed. Corners are slightly soft. Spine is slightly faded. Binding is sound. Brief gift inscription written neatly in ink on ffep. Some foxing to page edges. Interior is clean. 294p.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by John Muir. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1933 Sequel to 'Down the Garden Path'. Pale green cloth with dark green decorations on spine and cover. Title on spine only. Spine is very faded. Cloth is a little soiled and beginning to fox. Tail of spine is bumped. Water mark on upper front corner. Water stain to leading edge of pages, has very little affect on interior. Some foxing to endpapers. Binding is tight and text is clean. Black and white drawings. 294p. Unknown. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Rex Whistler. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1954 Biography of Henry David Thoreau for juveniles. Author was well respected biographer and a writer and editor with the Associated Press and Time, Inc. Paper dust jacket has three color illustration of cabin and forest on front panel, author and illustrator info on rear. Light colored foxing to folds and rear panel, smaller amount to front panel. Spine is browned. Very small tears to head of spine, small tear at front fold of spine about two inches from bottom. Jacket is now protected by clear mylar cover. Green cloth with black titles on spine and front board. A few small slightly faded spots, not very noticeable. Head and tail of spine are lightly bumped. Interior is clean and bright. Black and white line drawings. 113p.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Margaret Bloy Graham. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964 "...a true tale of thrilling white-water adventure by canoe down five hundred miles of Canada's wild Churchill River, re-exploring the same rapids, lakes, portages, ancient campfires, and primitive wilderness haunts of the voyageurs of an earlier time." Tan dust jacket with brown titles and illustration of canoe on river. Jacket is heavily worn, particularly on rear panel where there are large chips. Moderate chips to head and tail of spine. Previous owners name and address embossed on front flap. Jacket is now protected by clear cover. Blue cloth with gold title and silver decorations on spine. Silver title with gold goose in flight on front board. Head and tail of spine are faded as are very edges of boards. Points are slightly bumped and worn. Binding leaning slightly. Purple top-stain. Interior is clean. Line drawings at beginning of every chapter. 273p.. Fourth Printing. Cloth. Fair/Fair. Illus. by Francis Lee Jaques. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: The Viking Press, 1969 Signed by the Author. Dust jacket has beautiful photograph of dear on front, forest on rear. Dj has significant wear to all edges including moderate sized chips and tears. Dj is now in brodart. Price is clipped. Gift inscription on fep. signed by author on ffep. Binding is tight. Numerous beautiful full page color photographs. Text on page 17 is scribbled over with green marker. 127p.. Signed by Author. Second Printing. Cloth. Good/Fair. Illus. by Les Blacklock. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York: Whittlesey House, 1945 McGraw-Hill Book Company. Pearson wrote an editorial column for The New York Times on country life. This is a collection of 75 of those essays accompanied by black and white photographs. Contents include: Village Common, Salting the Cattle, The Diving Rod, Weather Prophets, Crow Convention and Seed Catalogues. Tan cloth with green tree design centered on spine and wrapping around to both boards. Some stains to cloth, some of thed green has bled. Remnants of paper stuck to rear board. Ink stain to fornt board. Damp stain to top of endpapers and part of leading edge.112p.. First Edition. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1957 World's most famous bird watcher. "... this remarkably gifted scientist has prepared a new volume for bird watchers, naturalists, and armchair adventurers: a veritable library of the great literature of bird watching - the fun of it, the meaning, science, and adventure of it. Here are the fascinating and enormously readable writings of great naturalists, bird watchers and explorers - Sutton, Burroughs, Huxley, Kieran, Peattie, Teale, Beebe, Hudson, Darwin, Audubon, Thoreau, among a host of others, totaling 85 selections in all." from the dust jacket. Unread, interior is clean and bright. Blue dust jacket is worn at extremities, particularly head of spine where there is a small open tear. Spine panel is sunned. Some stains to front panel. Jacket is now in clear protective cover. Aqua blue cloth with blind stamped marsh plants that wraps around both boards and spine. Front and spine also have swallows in black. Cloth is slightly faded at board edges. Head and tail of spine are rubbed. Full color frontispiece of Atlantic puffins, remaining illustrations are black and white drawings. 401p. Beautiful book.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. Illus. by Roger Tory Peterson. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Philadelphia: Macrae Smith Company, 1947 Light green cloth with gold title on spine and decoration of dog and word Stillmeadow on front board. Spine is sunned, head and tail of spine bumped. Some foxing and fading to very edges of boards. Green top-stain, some foxing to page edges. Binding is tight and interior is clean. 273p.. Reprint. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Edward Shenton. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1967 Blue and yellow illustrated dust jacket has moderate edgewear including chips and tears. Spine panel is sunned and there are some stains to the jacket. Dj is now in clear protective cover. Light blue cloth with bright gold title on spine and sun decoration on front board. Cloth has some light colored spots and front board is bowed out. Green endpaers. Water stains to top edge of pages, does no affect interior. Text block is clean, illustrated by fine line drawings. 256p. . First Edition. Cloth. Fair/Fair. Illus. by Sidonie Coryn. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Harper & Row, 1981 Edited and with an introduction by Constance Taber Colby. Author's last book. Off-white dust jacket with green and brown titles and illustrations. There are some very small chips and tears to the top of the rear panel and a small open tear to the top of the front panel. There is some scuffing and soiling to the jacket. Dj is now protected by clear cover. Book is bound in tan textured paper. Head and tail of spine are bruised. A few very small stains to page edges. Green endpapers, book feels unread. Charming black and white illustrations. 223p.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Georgia Dearborn. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1890 Edited by H. G. O. Blake. Riverside Press. Electrotyped and Printed by H. O. Houghton & Company. Square emblem from Riverside Press with flute player under tree on title page. Dark green cloth with gold title on spine and replica of Thoreau's signature on cover. Wear to edges, corners rubbed. Head and tail of spine are rubbed and frayed. Boards are beveled. Deep black endpapers, previous owner's bookplate on inside cover. Binding is tight. Gilt top edge. 439p. including index. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, Boston & NY, 1890 "From The Journal of Henry David Thoreau." Produced by The Riverside Press, Cambridge. Square emblem of Riverside press with flute player under tree. Printed by H. O. Houghton & Company. Introduction by H. G. O. Blake. Dark green cloth with gold titles on spine and replica of Thoreau's signature on cover. Gold is still relatively bright. Edges are worn, corners rubbed. Head and tail of spine are worn and frayed. Boards are beveled. Deep black endpapers, previous owner's bookplate on inside front cover. First signature starting. Top edge of pages gilt. Some random spots of foxing throughout text. Small tear to bottom of pages 51-58, near gutter. Pages lightly yellowing. 323p. including index.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1890 One of five matching volumes. Fine green cloth with bright gold title on spine and replica signature on front board. Head and tail of spine are rubbed, as are points. Head of spine has several small tears to cloth. Top edge of pages gilt. Black endpapers with previous owner's bookplate. Includes two page map of the town of Concord, Ma. Edited by H. G. O. Blake. Binding is tight. 381p.. Fifth. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1888 'Letters to Various Persons' Riverside Press. Original copyright 1865. Title page contains shield shaped emblem from Houghton Mifflin. Editor's Notice dated 1865 states these letters are takes from the original hand written letters, only personal information has been altered. There is an also a selection of poems. The title page at the beginning of this section has a small N printed on the page. Dark green cloth with gold title on spine and replica of Thoreau's signature on front. Gold is still relatively bright. Wear to edges, corners rubbed. Color of cloth is uneven. Head and tail of spine rubbed and frayed. Boards have beveled edges. Deep black endpapers. Previous owners bookplate on inside front cover. Binding is beginning to crack at rear. There may be some blank pages missing. Some random spots of foxing throughout text. 229p.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: The MacMillan Company, 1932 "A book about sweet scented flowers and leaves." Introduction by Helen Morgenthau Fox. Bright green cloth with gold titles on spine and cover. Spine and top edges of boards are sunned. Water spots on rear board. Head and tail of spine are bumped. Slight fraying to some of points. Some foxing to pages surrounding frontispiece, printed on glossy paper. Heavy foxing to top page edge near spine. Text pages are clean and bright. 407p. including index. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1924 One time Editor of House and Garden Magazine. Essays on life and gardening. Green cloth with dark blue titles on spine and front. Small blue illustration of garden gate on front board. Spine title is faded, cloth has darkened. Head and tail of spine are bumped as are bottom points. Top points are slightly rubbed. Each chapter is headed with a small black and white drawing. There is also a beautiful frontispiece of a house and garden. First signature starting, minor foxing to page edges. Some soiling to rear board. 219p.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Uncredited. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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