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8 vo. Octavo. 328 pp. First edition. Original publisher's plum PD cloth. List of Thoreau's books with prices, 22 pp publisher's catalog dated April 1864, last leaf advertising the Thirteenth Volume. Blindstamped wreaths on covers with borders. Gilt spine titles with "Author of Walden." Brown coated endpapers. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; covers extremely clean. Edges and spine moderately sunned. Minimal wear to corners, spine ends have some slight wear with a few teensy chips. Binding tight. Text extremely bright, clean and unmarked. Bookplate of an earlier collector on front pastedown, printed with a scene of a woman on a porch, a book on her lap and sailboats in the distance. BAL 20113. Phil. Rare. RGR.

A collection of essays recounting Henry David Thoreau's experiences in the forests of Maine, USA, portraying the natural beauty and untamed wilderness of the area.