Courage Books, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. From the copyright page, ""The text of this volume is reprinted from a first edition of 'Walden, or Life in the Woods' published in 1854 by Ticknor and Fields, Boston."" This is the first printing of this edition by Courage Books. Hard cover in very good condition with green boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Orange end papers. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing; no markings noted. Concludes with two essays: Original essay published in 1939 and reprinted here, ""Thoreau: No Hermit"" by Max Lerner Second is reprinted from original 1954 essay of E. B. White entitled ""A Slight Sound at Evening."" Dust jacket very good; shows only ghost of shelf & edge wear; not price clipped: there is no price on front flap. From the front flap, "" ... Seeking solitude, Thoreau found intellectual freedom. While you may not agree with all of the answers he found, this exploration will surely spur you to seek some answers of you own.""

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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: Elk Creek Heritage Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: M000940
Title: Walden (Courage Classics)
Author: Thoreau, Henry David
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 0894718797
ISBN 13: 9780894718793
Publisher: Courage Books
Place of Publication: Philadelphia
Date Published: 1990
Keywords: Henry David Thoreau - Homes and haunts - Walden Woods - Massachusetts, Walden Woods Massachusetts - Social life and customs
Bookseller catalogs: Literature & Classics & Essays;

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