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Walden; or, Life in the Woods
by Thoreau, Henry David
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- first
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1854. First Edition. First edition, first printing. 357 [1, blank] pp. with title page vignette of Thoreau's hut at Walden and map facing p. 307 with S.W. Chandler imprint. Bound without ads (no priority), in publisher's ribbed brown cloth decorated in blind with titles in gilt on spine, pale yellow endpapers. Fine with remarkably crisp blindstamping to front and rear boards, very slight typical rubbing, worn foot; contents generally bright with hardly any foxing. Housed in a crimson custom slipcase.
A truly lovely, unsophisticated copy in the original cloth. The chief work of one of the major figures in American literature and a landmark study of nature.
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
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140946277
- Title
- Walden; or, Life in the Woods
- Author
- Thoreau, Henry David
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Ticknor and Fields
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1854
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About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Cloth
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- Rubbing
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- Gilt
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- Crisp
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- Fine
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