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The Maine Woods
de THOREAU, Henry D
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- First
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1864. First Edition. First printing, with prices in the list of Thoreau's previous titles. 12mo (19cm). Blindstamped plum TR cloth, titled in gilt on spine; chocolate brown endpapers; [viii],328pp; list of Thoreau's previous titles facing t.p. Pencil ownership inscriptions of Horace S. Dodd, May 1864. Straight and sound, cloth faded to brown at spine, head and tail rubbed, small loss to front free endpaper corner, else clean: Very Good.
A sound copy of Thoreau's fourth book, published posthumously and edited by William Ellery Channing and Sophia Thoreau. The book's first owner, Horace Dodd, must have bought it just days after its publication: Dodd's inscription is dated May 1864, and BAL states that the title was published on May 28. 1650 copies were printed, and some were still being bound as late as July 23. Bound without the publisher's catalogue. BORST A4.1.a. BAL 20113.
A sound copy of Thoreau's fourth book, published posthumously and edited by William Ellery Channing and Sophia Thoreau. The book's first owner, Horace Dodd, must have bought it just days after its publication: Dodd's inscription is dated May 1864, and BAL states that the title was published on May 28. 1650 copies were printed, and some were still being bound as late as July 23. Bound without the publisher's catalogue. BORST A4.1.a. BAL 20113.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Librería
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 58836
- Título
- The Maine Woods
- Autor
- THOREAU, Henry D
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Ticknor and Fields
- Lugar de publicación
- Boston
- Fecha de publicación
- 1864
- Palabras clave
- Ktaadn Chesuncook mountaineering hiking
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Literature Before 1900;
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Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
