Faith in a Seed: The Dispersion Of Seeds And Other Late Natural History Writings
by Henry D. Thoreau
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/very good
- ISBN 10
- 1559631813
- ISBN 13
- 9781559631815
- Seller
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Benson, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Washington DC: Island Press, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. The spine of the jacket is lightly sunned else As New. First printing, full number line. "The first - and no doubt final - Thoreau book of the century. Little more needs to be said (and, from the extensive press coverage, most Kirkus readers are probably aware that the material was sifted out by Thoreau scholar Bradley P. Dean from among hundreds of pages of field notes that the Concord sage left behind). But we'll add that, in addition to its keystone, The Dispersion of Seeds - one of the author's last projects, a manuscript of luminous natural-history writing about the genesis, life, and fate of seeds, as well as about conservation - the volume also contains two shorter, reclaimed Thoreau pieces, plus copious notes by Dean and a lengthy, engaging introduction by Thoreau scholar Robert D. Richardson, Jr. Compared to Walden, this may be minor Thoreau - but its publication is still a major, and happy, literary event."--Kirkus Reviews. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!
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- Bookseller
- The Book Shed (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2004074
- Title
- Faith in a Seed: The Dispersion Of Seeds And Other Late Natural History Writings
- Author
- Henry D. Thoreau
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1559631813
- ISBN 13
- 9781559631815
- Publisher
- Island Press
- Place of Publication
- Washington DC
- Date Published
- 1993
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nature, Animals & Farming;
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