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[N.p., Concord, 1853. 2 pages on a single sheet, inlaid and folded. 8vo. Fine. Some spines of set faintly toned. 2 pages on a single sheet, inlaid and folded. 8vo. 'The best books are not read even by those who call themselves readers'. The deluxe binding of the 1906 Houghton Mifflin Manuscript Edition in three quarter dark green levant gilt, here with a leaf from a resonant passage in Thoreau's Walden, from a draft of Chapter III, "Of Reading" (here in an undetermined state varying slightly from the final published text, where it appears as pp. 114-6). The manuscript is in ink, with additions in pencil. Shanley notes that the "first draft" manuscript is missing three pages at this chapter and he identifies no other manuscript source for the passage. Thoreau laments the absolute scarcity of readers, noting that even in Concord, there is little effort made to read the great books of English literature, and "as for the recorded wisdom of mankind - the ancient classics ... - there are the feeblest… Read More

1854. Signed. THOREAU, Henry David. Autograph manuscript leaf from Walden. Concord, Massachusetts, 1854. One leaf, measuring eight by ten inches, of blue paper, writing in ink and pencil on both recto and verso. Matted and window framed with a portrait, entire piece measures 15 by 18 inches. $39,500.A wonderful item: an original autograph manuscript leaf from Henry David Thoreau's masterpiece, Walden, with an extensive passage from the chapter ""Sounds"" where Thoreau discusses the railroad on the other side of Walden Pond.""Thoreau's Walden occupies a special place in our American heritage. Moreover, the book is still alive and vibrant, and it reaches out to touch the life of each one of us who is receptive… it has come to be thought a central document in the American experience"" (Thorpe, Treasures of the Huntington Library). ""For almost a hundred years an inspiration to nature-lovers, to philosophers, to sociologists… and to… Read More

Boston; Boston and New York: Ticknor & Fields; Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1906. First edition. Original cloth. Very Good. FIRST EDITION OF A SEMINAL WORK OF AMERICAN LITERATURE WITH MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM THOREAU'S MEMOIRS. First published in a run of two-thousand copies in Thoreau's native Massachusetts, Walden; Or, Life in the Woods (1854) synthesises the thematic core of the Transcendentalist movement: a simple life with immediate connection to the natural world. During the second quarter of the nineteenth century, Thoreau cloistered himself in a cabin built by himself within the acreage of Ralph Waldo Emerson's woodland in Concord, Massachusetts. From this isolated sojourn emerged Thoreau's most prolific work, which encapsulates his ideas on self-reliance and humankind's relationship with nature. "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer," writes Thoreau, continuing, "Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far… Read More

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1854. First edition, one of 2000 copies printed. Illustrated with a title vignette of Thoreau's cabin in the woods and an engraved plan of Walden Pond. 357, [1, blank] pp. Without ads (no priority established among the catalogues). 1 vols. 8vo. Original brown vertical-ribbed cloth with covers decoratively stamped in blind and spine ruled in blind and lettered in gilt, pale yellow coated endpapers. First edition, one of 2000 copies printed. Illustrated with a title vignette of Thoreau's cabin in the woods and an engraved plan of Walden Pond. 357, [1, blank] pp. Without ads (no priority established among the catalogues). 1 vols. 8vo. A superb unsophisticated copy of the American classic. "Solid chunks of thought, in the midst of a solid chunk of nature, proving that the minimum of cash expenditure and of creature comfort may result in the maximum of acute observation and cerebration, - for almost a hundred years an inspiration to nature-lovers, to philosophers, to… Read More

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1854. First edition of Thoreau's masterpiece, one of 2,000 copies. Octavo, original publisher's brown cloth decoratively ruled and stamped in blind, gilt titles to the spine, wood-engraved title page vignette of Thoreau's cottage after a sketch by his sister Sophia, lithographed plan of Walden Pond, 8 pages of publisher's advertisements dated September 1854. Allen 8; Borst A2.1.a; BAL 20106. In near fine condition with a touch of shelfwear. Contemporary ownership inscription. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. An exceptional example of this cornerstone of Transcendentalism. Combining nature, philosophy and the classics, Thoreau's account of his year in a shack along the shore of Walden pond was wholly unlike what had come before, and his achievement was a uniquely American contribution to literature. "[Walden] still seems to me the best youth's companion yet written by an American, for it carries a solemn warning against the loss of one's… Read More

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1854. First Edition, First Printing of this cornerstone work of American literature, the ads dated "June 1854" with no bibliographical significance as noted by BAL, though these were printed prior to the July 1854 publication of the book. Illustrated with the map of Walden Pond printed on a separate leaf and inserted at p. 306, and with a vignette illustration to the title-page showing Thoreau's house in the woods at Walden Pond. 8vo, in the publisher’s original ribbed brown cloth lettered in gilt and ruled in blind on spine, bordered and decorated in blind on all covers with small floral designs coming in from the corners towards a large central floral scrollwork, pale yellow flies and endpapers. Now housed in a light brown cloth-covered folding case and with wrap around chemise, the spine of the case with a dark brown morocco label lettered in green. 357, [8 ads (dated June 1854)] pp. A especially handsome copy indeed, one of the nicest we've seen in quite some… Read More

Boston: Ticknor and Fields , 1854. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 357p octavo illustrated with a map facing p 307 (bearing the faint Chandler imprint). Two sets of advertisements, both dated May 1854 and both inserted by the publisher between the paste-downs and the flyleaves (Per BAL there is no priority for the advertisements, as the book was not published until August, and thus books with ads dated from April through August would have been available contemporaneously). A fresh clean copy in the publisher's brown cloth, very near fine indeed. Small expert repair to the crown. Contents clean, crisp and bright, with no foxing. Sharp corners. Attractive early 20th century bookplate of a New England collector on the front paste-down. Small, neat contemporary owner's name on the front free endpaper, else unmarked. A beautiful example of one of the most important books of the 19th century, one of just 2000 copies printed BAL 20106. Grolier American 63

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1854. First Edition. Very Good. First edition. Ads dated May 1854, preceding the publication of the book that August; no priority as per BAL 20106. Map has faint S.W. Chandler & Bro. imprint. 357, 8 [ads] pp. with map facing p. 307. Publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine, original yellow endpapers.Very Good. Cloth skillfully refurbished, restoring wear at the head and foot; cloth rubbed but generally sound, hinges uncracked, a sporadic small stain in the upper margin of the book; some toning, wave, and scattered foxing to contents. A nice copy of the classic nature study.

Boston: Ticknor And Fields, 1854. First Edition. First Printing Very good+ in its original vertically ribbed, brown cloth with blind embossing on both boards and blind embossed bands on the spine which is also decorated with gilt lettering. A 12mo of 7 1/16 by 4 3/8 inches with several closed tears to the head and heel of the spine which have been professionally repaired on the reverse side of the headcap. There are two, small black ink marks on the upper corner of the front board and there is an early prior owner's name, date of "Sept. 21st 1855" and location of Worcester (Massachusetts) on the first free end page. Pages 263 through 350 have a light dampness stain in the upper margins none of which impact on the printing. The cloth at the lower tips of the boards is worn through. The joints and hinges are tight and strong and there are no pages loose or ragged. Vary pale yellow end sheets with 357 numbered pages of text followed by eight pages of publisher's ads dated May,… Read More

Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1854. First. hardcover. fine. Vignette on title page. 8vo, handsomely rebound in full light brown morocco with dark brown spine labels & raised bands.. Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1854. First Edition.<br/> <br/> With ads dated June, 1854 (no priority). An attractive copy of high point in American literature<br/> <br/>

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1854. First Edition. Full leather in Leather Clamshell Case. Very Good-. 12mo. Pp. 357. Vignette title page. With the engraved map of Walden Pond opposite p. 307, with imprint appearing clearly. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. Bound, without ads, in late 19th or early-20th century brown morocco, neatly rehinged, with gilt lettering on spine that has five raised bands. Corners worn. An elegant binding, handsomely restored. Housed in a smart clamshell case, quarter brown pebble grain morocco over brown cloth, gilt lettering and blindstamp devices on spine with raised bands. The first printing of the first edition, without the publisher ads, listed as the first citation by Borst (Henry David Thoreau A Descriptive Bibliography). A cornerstone of American literature. BAL 20106; Borst A2.1.a; GROLIER American 100, 63.

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1854. First Edition. Very Good. First edition. 357, 8 [ads] pp. with map facing p. 307. Ads dated May 1854; no priority as per BAL 20106. In early-to-mid 20th century half leather binding. Very Good. Leather rubbed at joints and raised bands, worn at crown. Binding partially split at rear inner hinge, holding by bottom string, else stable. Light insecting to gilt on top edge of pages. Housed in a custom cloth chemise case.

Philadelphia: John Sartain & Co., 1852. First Edition . Half Morocco and Marbled Paper. Good Plus. 10" x 6.75. [from engravings]. Philadelphia: John Sartain & Co., 1852. Verne translation by Anne T. Wilbur. All eight numbers from volumes X and XI of Sartain's Union Magazine [January through June 1857 comprising Vol X., with July and August of 1852 - after which Sartain's ceased publication - comprising Vol. XI]. Vol. X 516 pp., Vol XI 208 pp., bound as one volume. 10" x 6.75" , half black morocco with marbled paper boards. Personalized plate at center cover, apparently as produced, in the name of Jane A. Warner. Later of the Forbes Library, Northampton, MA., with that organization's bookplate at front pastedown and perforated stamp at title page, other Forbes indication at rear endpapers. Binding is quite scuffed, with corners and spine ends thoroughly affected; hinges starting. Sporadic light foxing throughout, lightly showing a bit at the Verne… Read More

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1863. Third Edition. Hardcover book bound in the publisher's original full cloth-gilt. 19 cm. [4 blank pp.]; [2] 3-357 pp., [7 blank pp.]. Includes the map of Walden of between pages 306 and 307. Printed in an edition of under 300 copies, this third edition is exceedingly hard to find, especially so in decent condition. The book is in almost near fine condition. Previous owner's inscription present on the title page (From John S. Browne - E.W.C.) as well as their initials at the foot of pages 200 and 300. Hinges tight and uncracked. Light spotting to the front/back matter. Interior pages are mostly clean with some scattered spotting and soiling. Pages 307 onwards show a light stain to the upper fore edge corners. A few pages were roughly cut along their fore edges. A few signatures are lightly shaken and slightly protruding from the book block. Light edge wear/tear, rubbing, soiling to the cover cloth. Overall, a desirable copy of this elusive edition of Thoreau's classic… Read More

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Mt. Vernon, New York: Peter Pauper Press. As New. 1966. Hardcover. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Text pristine, tight to spine - -- with a bonus offer-- .

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1865. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. A wonderful copy of the fifth printing of Henry David Thoreau's memoir, a work praised as an American classic for its exploration of natural simplicity, harmony, and beauty. The very scarce fifth printing of Thoreau's transcendentalist memoir, first published in 1854.Only five-hundred copies of this fifth printing were produced.Borst A2.1.e. With twenty-four pages of advertisements to the rear, and the publisher's catalogue dated September, 1865.This is a wonderful copy of Henry David Thoreau's nature memoir, detailing Thoreau's time living in a cabin near Walden Pond, on woodland owned by his friend Ralph Waldo Emerson. In many ways, Thoreau's work reflected the core beliefs of the Transcendentalism philosophical movement, which believed in the inherent goodness of both people and nature. Rebacked in the publisher's original cloth binding, with back strip laid down, and boards restored. Retaining the original endpapers.… Read More

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin And Company/ The University Press Cambridge, 1906. Hardcover. Fine. First edition thus, with material not included in the 1893 Riverside edition. Twenty volumes. Edited by Bradford Torrey. Illustrated with photogravures by Herbert W. Gleason. Octavos. Simply and elegantly bound in finely ribbed blue cloth ruled in blind, with spine titling and topedge gilt. Early ink owner name on the front fly of Volumes II and VII, trifle rubbed (mostly confined to the spine ends), otherwise a bright, fine set with the gilt topedges bright. This 1906 edition is based upon the 1893 Riverside edition, with a new introduction and photogravures by Herbert W. Gleason. Consists of the following individual volumes: I. *A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers*; II. *Walden*; III. *The Maine Woods*; IV. *Cape Cod and Miscellanies*; V. *Excursions and Poems*; VI. *Familiar Letters* (edited by F. B. Sanborn); VII-XX. *Journal* (in 14 Volumes; edited by Bradford Torrey). A very… Read More

Boston: Ticknor And Fields, 1865. Fifth Printing. Very good+ in its original, light brown, blind stamped cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A 12mo of 7 1/16 by 4 3/8 inches with a number of tears and wear to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine. The cloth over the tips of the boards has been worn through. The front and rear joints have been professionally reinforced. The front hinge has started, but remains strong. There is an early prior owner's name in pencil on the first free end page. There is a water mark at the top edge of the text block near the spine, but there is no sign of dampness on any margins below that stain. The last 37 pages of the book show a small water stain in the margin of the upper fore corner of those pages. A small closed tear to the fore edge of page 241 has been repaired with archival tape. Gray end sheets with 357 numbered pages of text followed by 21 numbered pages of publisher's ads dated September, 1865 and those are followed by 3… Read More

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1864. Fourth edition. Hardcover. Good condition. Octavo. 357pp. Original brown clothe with blind-stamped decor and ruling on covers, blind-stamped ruling and gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated title page. With one full page, reduced plan of Walden Pond, 1846, bound in between pages 306 and 307. A reduced 1846 plan of Walden Pond bound in, facing page 307 with S. W. Chandler & Bro. Lith imprint. Title page dated 1864 but missing advertisements at rear. Walden is Thoreau's best known work, reflections on simple living in natural surroundings, compressing the two years, two months and two days he spent at Walden Pond into a single calendar year, symbolizing human development using the passage of the four seasons. Though Walden wasn't popular when published, it later was regarded as a classic of American literature. Contemporary newspaper clipping with Thoreau portrait and facsimile signature laid in. Binding with light wear along edges, chipped head (a qurater inch) and… Read More