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Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1864. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. First printing, duodecimo size, 360 pp., in custom slipcase and chemise. Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was a leading transcendentalist writer, poet, historian, and abolitionist, best known for his works "Walden" and "Civil Disobedience". This work is part of his writings known as his "excursion" books - he famously advised others to read as much travel literature as possible, so as to "live at home like a traveler" (n.b., quote from "The Writings of Henry David Thoreau"). "The Maine Woods" sets forth Thoreau's thoughts as "he explores Mt. Katahdin (an Indian word meaning 'highest land'), Lake Chesuncook, the Allagash River, and the East Branch of the Penobscot...[he] muses on his own vulnerability and the humility engendered by his solitude in the wilderness. Throughout Thoreau invokes the forest of Maine - the mountains, waterways, fauna, flora, and the people - in his singular style. Echoing…

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.