Faith in a Seed: the Dispersion of Seeds and Other Late Natural History Writings
by Thoreau, Henry David; Dean, Bradley P. (Editor)
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- 1559631813
- ISBN 13
- 9781559631815
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Washington, DC, U.S.A. : Island Press, 1993, 1983. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Small quarto, hardcover,near fine in edgeworn light green pictorial dj with small chip and tear at corner. The first publication of Thoreau's Last Manuscript. Lovely b/w illustrations. New England natural history. 284 pp. Contains three manuscripts, in various stages of completion, unpublished in Thoreau's lifetime, edited from originals and transcriptions by Bradley P. Dean: Dispersion of Seeds; Wild Fruits; Weeds and Grasses; Forest Trees. All three works demonstrate Thoreua's extraordinary gift for synthesizing scientific observation of plant life with spiritual reflection on death and regeneration.
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- bookwitch (US)
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- Title
- Faith in a Seed: the Dispersion of Seeds and Other Late Natural History Writings
- Author
- Thoreau, Henry David; Dean, Bradley P. (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1559631813
- ISBN 13
- 9781559631815
- Publisher
- Washington, DC, U.S.A. : Island Press, 1993
- Place of Publication
- Covelo, California, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1983
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