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Lot 215
Sale 759 - Selections from the Library of Gerald and Barbara Weiner
Oct 8, 2020
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THOREAU, Henry David (1817-1862). The Maine Woods. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1864.
8vo. Original publisher’s blind-stamped brown cloth, spine gilt-lettered (some light chipping with losses to spine ends, small separation to foot of upper joint, corners slightly rubbed, spine slightly sunned).
FIRST EDITION, one of 1650 copies, with the list of Thoreau’s books on p.[ii] priced. Thoreau’s “excursion book” includes the essays "Ktaadn," "Chesuncook," and "The Allegash and East Branch." BAL 20113.