WALDEN LIFE IN THE WOODS Henry David Thoreau Easton Press 1981 Collectors Ed
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WALDEN LIFE IN THE WOODS Henry David Thoreau Easton Press 1981 Collectors Ed. Shipped with USPS Media Mail.
WALDEN; LIFE IN THE WOODS* Combined shipping available upon request ** Free shipping for all items with a price above $40 *** Due to the limit on photos, requests for specific details are more than welcome ..DETAILS Very Good condition. Published by the Easton Press in 1981. COLLECTOR’S EDITION Hardcover bound in genuine tan leather with gilt, pink silk endpapers, and a book...mark ribbon. Light rubbing of the gilt filigree on the cover, but otherwise there is not external damage. The bookmark ribbon is a bit creased, but there is no other internal damage or bookplate. Spine and binding remain tight. Illustrated with wood-engravings by Thomas W. Nason. Part of EP’s “100 Greatest Books Ever Written” collection. ..DESCRIPTION Henry David Thoreau was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. Thoreau's books, articles, essays, journals, and poetry amount to more than 20 volumes. Among his lasting contributions are his writings on natural history and philosophy, in which he anticipated the methods and findings of ecology and environmental history, two sources of modern-day environmentalism. “Walden” stands as his best known work, details Thoreau's experiences over the course of two years, two months, and two days in a cabin he built near Walden Pond amidst woodland owned by his friend and mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson, near Concord, Massachusetts..
WALDEN; LIFE IN THE WOODS* Combined shipping available upon request ** Free shipping for all items with a price above $40 *** Due to the limit on photos, requests for specific details are more than welcome ..DETAILS Very Good condition. Published by the Easton Press in 1981. COLLECTOR’S EDITION Hardcover bound in genuine tan leather with gilt, pink silk endpapers, and a book...mark ribbon. Light rubbing of the gilt filigree on the cover, but otherwise there is not external damage. The bookmark ribbon is a bit creased, but there is no other internal damage or bookplate. Spine and binding remain tight. Illustrated with wood-engravings by Thomas W. Nason. Part of EP’s “100 Greatest Books Ever Written” collection. ..DESCRIPTION Henry David Thoreau was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. Thoreau's books, articles, essays, journals, and poetry amount to more than 20 volumes. Among his lasting contributions are his writings on natural history and philosophy, in which he anticipated the methods and findings of ecology and environmental history, two sources of modern-day environmentalism. “Walden” stands as his best known work, details Thoreau's experiences over the course of two years, two months, and two days in a cabin he built near Walden Pond amidst woodland owned by his friend and mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson, near Concord, Massachusetts..
