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Cape Cod by Henry David Thoreau, 1896

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Cape Cod, by Henry David Thoreau 1865: This book is titled "Cape Cod", written by Henry David Thoreau, one of America's great writers and essayists. The book is in the original green pebbled cloth, with gilt lettering and gilt decorations

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EASTON PRESS CLASSIC BOOKS: EASTON PRESS CLASSIC BOOKS Easton Press classic books, among others includes: "Cape Cod" by Henry David Thoreau, The Poems of John Donne, "The House of Seven Gables" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and "The J

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Henry David Thoreau: Cape Cod, 1968 Heritage Press: Henry David Thoreau: Cape Cod, 1968 Heritage Press, New York. Illustrator - R. J. Holden. Hardcover in Slipcase with Sandglass insert. Never opened. With tight, crisp binding. Book Condition: Fine. Sl

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1884 Henry David THOREAU Walden Cape Cod The Maine Wood: 1884 Henry David THOREAU Walden Cape Cod The Maine Woods 10v SET Henry David Thoreau was a famous American author known for his works such as ‘Walden’, ‘Cape Cod’, and ‘The Maine Woods’. E

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Thoreau Walden Cape Cod Maine Woods Illustrated: Thoreau, Henry David, lot of 3 books: Walden, Cape Cod and The Maine Woods, 1910, 1908, 1909, later editions, all published by Crowell, with illustrations by Clifton Johnson, including photogravure fr

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THE WRITINGS OF HENRY DAVID THOREAU MANUSCRIPT ED: The writings of Henry David Thoreau (Manuscript Edition).Volume 1 has a manuscript leaf in the front and is signed by the publisher. It is a set of 20 volumes limited to 600 copies of which this #461.

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Henry David Thoreau, Manuscript Edition: The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1906, 20 volumes, Manuscript Edition, Number 405 of 600 numbered copies, signed by the publisher, with a manuscript leaf in T

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Writings of Henry David Thoreau, Walden Edition: Heading: Author: Thoreau, Henry David Title: The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Place Published: Boston Publisher:Houghton Mifflin Date Published: 1906 Description: 20 volumes.

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Walden, Henry David Thoreau, Ticknor and Co.: Walden, Henry David Thoreau, Published By Ticknor And Co. Missing Title Page. Approximately 7.5L x 5.0W x 1.0D in.

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1885 WALDEN by Henry David Thoreau Massachusetts: 1885 WALDEN by Henry David Thoreau Massachusetts Illustrated Transcendentalism “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately…”--Henry David Thoreau “Walden” is Henry David Thore

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Early Spring in Massachusetts, Henry David Thoreau, 1881, 1st Edition: Early Spring in Massachusetts, Henry David Thoreau, 1881, 1st Edition. Published by Houghton Mifflin & Co. Green Cloth cover and gilt boards, spine and top page edges. Cover has wear along most edges,

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The Life of Henry David Thoreau: Title: The Life of Henry David Thoreau Publishing: Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1917 Please note that this lot has a reserve. When you leave a bid in advance of the auction, submit your maximum. Jasper52

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Item Details

Description

2 Volumes:

Book Title: Cape Cod

Author: Henry David Thoreau

Publishing: Houghton Mifflin, 1896

Hardcover

173, 208 pages

Size: 7.625 x 5.375 inches

Many color illustrations, including two full page frontispiece drawings, by Amelia Watson

Henry David Thoreau was a 19th century American essayist, poet, philosopher, historian and more. He is best known for his novel Walden, or Life in the Woods, a reflection on simple living in natural surroundings.

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Condition

Very good. The spines are chipped to their ends, with some missing material. There is one split at the top back edge of Volume II's spine. Both spines are slanted, but reasonably well-connected. There are shallow bumps to the outside corners. The inside front covers have the personal bookplates of Charles Hewins. These are the only stamps. There are no notations. There are several cracked gutters, and partial looseness to a few end pages, but the binding is good overall, with no missing pages, and no cracked gutters to almost all pages The pages are clean throughout both volumes, with all text and the many illustrations unfaded. There are chips to the outside edges of a few end pages, but there are no tears of any significance.