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Excursions. [Ben & Bernarda Shahn's Copy]
by THOREAU, Henry D[avid]; Ralph Waldo Emerson
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About This Item
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1864. Second Printing. Octavo (18.5cm); forest green cloth, stamped in blind and gilt, pebble grain; 319pp. Spine gilt faded, some material chipping and splitting at joints and extremities; boards show rubbing and wear, moderate soiling; corners bumped. Textblock is toned, with foxing and soiling; bindings shaken, cracked hinges throughout; pp.243-262 partially pulled; Ben & Bernarda Shahn ex libris on front pastedown, previous ownership stamp on title page. A Good, readable (if slightly fragile) copy.
Excursions contains nine of Thoreau's essays, published after the author's death in 1862. Along with Ralph Waldo Emerson's biographical sketch, this anthology comprises Thoreau's own writings on the natural beauty of Massachusetts, including Walking, A Winter Walk, Autumnal Tints, A Walk to Wachusett, and Night and Moonlight. BAL 20111.
Excursions contains nine of Thoreau's essays, published after the author's death in 1862. Along with Ralph Waldo Emerson's biographical sketch, this anthology comprises Thoreau's own writings on the natural beauty of Massachusetts, including Walking, A Winter Walk, Autumnal Tints, A Walk to Wachusett, and Night and Moonlight. BAL 20111.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47983
- Title
- Excursions. [Ben & Bernarda Shahn's Copy]
- Author
- THOREAU, Henry D[avid]; Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Publisher
- Ticknor and Fields
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1864
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature Before 1900; Environmentalism;
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- Chipping
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- Cracked
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- BAL
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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