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Cape Cod
by THOREAU, Henry David
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
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1896 Cape Cod by Henry David Thoreau Philosophy Transcendentalism Shipwrecks 2v
Henry David Thoreau was a famous American author known for his works such as 'Walden' and 'The Maine Woods'. One of his other popular works was 'Cape Cod' – an interesting retelling of Thoreau's excursions to the shores of Cape Cod, witnessing shipwrecks, plants and animals, fishermen, lighthouses, and much more.
Item number: #16171
Price: $499
THOREAU, Henry David
Cape Cod
Boston : Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Cambridge : The Riverside Press 1896.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
o Vol. I – vi, [2], 173, [1]
o Vol. II – [6], 208
o Illustrated throughout
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; secure
o Cloth
· Size: ~7.5in X 5.25in (19cm x 13.5cm)
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Synopsis
Thoreau's classic account of his meditative, beach-combing walking trips to Cape Cod in the early 1850s, reflecting on the elemental forces of the sea Cape Cod chronicles Henry David Thoreau’s journey of discovery along this evocative stretch of Massachusetts coastline, during which time he came to understand the complex relationship between the sea and the shore. He spent his nights in lighthouses, in fishing huts, and on isolated farms. He passed his days wandering the beaches, where he observed the wide variety of life and death offered up by the ocean. Through these observations, Thoreau discovered that the only way to truly know the sea—its depth, its wildness, and the natural life it contained—was to study it from the shore. Like his most famous work, Walden , Cape Cod is full of Thoreau’s unique perceptions and precise descriptions. But it is also full of his own joy and wonder at having stumbled across a new frontier so close to home, where a man may stand and “put all America behind him.” Part of the Penguin Nature Library Series Editor: Edward Hoagland With an Introduction by Paul Theroux
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Details
- Bookseller
- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16171
- Title
- Cape Cod
- Author
- THOREAU, Henry David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover; secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1896
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1896 Cape Cod by Henry David Thoreau Philosophy Transcendentalism Shipwrecks 2vrare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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