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Thoreau (Henry)
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64.87
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Librairie Axel Benadi /Livre Rare Book
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Munchen, 1900, in-8, 288pp, Reliure éditeur illustrée, Superbe exemplaire! 288pp
[France, Broye, FRA] [Publication Year: 1900]
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Thoreau Henry
USD
65.00
Indian Hills Books /Abebooks
[publisher: Houghton Mifflin] Hardcover Forest green cloth covered boards with gold lettering. Looks exactly like the first edition including beveled boards but states 1890 on the title page rather than 1888. Up to 1/2" evidence of moisture on the top edge of the first 14 pages. Pages are clean and white with no foxing, brittleness or odor. Black endpapers. Hinges are fine. Gold top edges.
[Blountville, TN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1890]
Thoreau, Henry D.
USD
75.00
FITZ BOOKS AND WAFFLES /Abebooks
[publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company] Hardcover Aside from slight toning, clean copy with well-bound, unmarked and undamaged pages. Has stamp on first blank page from previous owner, outer cover has slight shelf wear.
[Buffalo, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1929]
Thoreau, Henry D.; Blake, H. G. O. (Editor)
USD
175.00
Barry Cassidy Rare Books /Abebooks
[publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Boston, MA] Hardcover Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Top edge gilt. Gilt facsimile signature of Thoreau on the front cover. Wrapped in mylar. 5 1/4" x 7 3/4." 439 pages, complete. Fourteen additional pages of advertisements for other books in the back published by Houghton, Mifflin and Company. This book is referenced in the Bibliography of American Literature (BAL) as no. 20129. Printed on copyright page: "The Riverside Press, Cambridge[, Massachusetts]: Electrotyped and Printed by H. O. Houghton & Co." Former owner's signature in black ink on a blank page: "A. H. Spring." Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Slight rubbing and wear to the corners, edges, and head and tail of spine. A Very Good copy. This book is composed of extracts from Thoreau's journal. Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was an American author, naturalist, abolitionist, and philosopher. Thoreau is best-known for his poems and essays. Many of his writings interweave themes of nature and philosophy.
[Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1888]
Thoreau, Henry D.
USD
190.51
Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. ABAA /ZVAB
[publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston & New York] Hardcover Octavo. 439pp, 14pp. undated catalog at rear. Edited by H.G.O. Blake. Bound in green cloth over beveled boards centrally stamped with author's name in gilt, spine lettering gilt, black endpapers, top edge gilt. Only minor wear to corners and spine ends; internally clean. A very good+ copy. The author's third book of his season's. Autumn followed in 1892.
[Surprise, AZ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1888]
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Thoreau Henry D.
USD
200.00
Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. /ABAA
Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, Date: 1888. Hard Cover. Very Good+. Octavo. 439pp, 14pp. undated catalog at rear. Edited by H.G.O. Blake. Bound in green cloth over beveled boards centrally stamped with author's name in gilt, spine lettering gilt, black endpapers, top edge gilt. Only minor wear to corners and spine ends; internally clean. A very good+ copy. The author's third book of his season's. Autumn followed in 1892. 1888. Houghton Mifflin Company US
Thoreau Henry D.
USD
200.00
Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. /Biblio
Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, Date: 1888. Hard Cover. Very Good+. Octavo. 439pp, 14pp. undated catalog at rear. Edited by H.G.O. Blake. Bound in green cloth over beveled boards centrally stamped with author's name in gilt, spine lettering gilt, black endpapers, top edge gilt. Only minor wear to corners and spine ends; internally clean. A very good+ copy. The author's third book of his season's. Autumn followed in 1892. 1888. Houghton Mifflin Company [US]
Thoreau, Henry D.
USD
200.00
Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. ABAA /Abebooks
[publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston & New York] Hardcover Octavo. 439pp, 14pp. undated catalog at rear. Edited by H.G.O. Blake. Bound in green cloth over beveled boards centrally stamped with author's name in gilt, spine lettering gilt, black endpapers, top edge gilt. Only minor wear to corners and spine ends; internally clean. A very good+ copy. The author's third book of his season's. Autumn followed in 1892.
[Surprise, AZ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1888]
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Thoreau, Henry D.
USD
250.00
R & G Bliss Books /Abebooks
[publisher: Houghton Mifflin and Company Boston] Hardcover First Edition Very good minus book, no dust jacket. Dark green cloth covered boards with gold text on front panel and spine. Edges at head and tail of spine are frayed and separating. Spine and fore-edge folds are scuffed. Tips at fore-edge corners are rubbed through to boards. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste down. Hinges between paste-downs and free end-papers are beginning to crack but text block is stable. Title page has 3/4" closed tear along the right edge. Book is internally clean. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition description. Additional photos available at your request. International sales to all countries other than the UK will require use of an alternative shipping company which will result in higher shipping expense. A signature upon receipt may also be required.
[Excelsior, MN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1888]
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Thoreau Henry
USD
295.00
Indian Hills Books /Abebooks
[publisher: Houghton Mifflin] Hardcover First Edition Corners are bumped. Head and heel of spine have up to 1/8" fraying to cloth. Boards are beveled and covered with forest green cloth. Gold lettering on cover and on spine has been painted with laquer preserving the brightness. Worn through the cloth at the bottom edges, parially. Title page has a 3" dogear crease top fore corner. Some light soiling. The rest of the pages have no soiling, foxing, tanning or odor. Black endpapers. Hinges are fine. Top edges are gilt. 1888 on the title page as called for in Borst.
[Blountville, TN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1887]
Thoreau Henry D.
USD
320.00
Town's End Books /ABAA
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1888 (cDate: 1887). First Edition. First printing Very near fine in its original green cloth covered beveled boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and a gilt embossed facsimile of the author's signature on the front board and black coated end papers. The cloth at the head and heel of the spine iss lightly rubbed as is the cloth at the upper and lower tips of the boards. Page 207/208 has a hole at the spine edge of the text about 1/2 way down the page of approximately 3/8" in diameter. On the front paste down is a very handsome, one inch square, black leather book plate of Burton Currie. The hinges and joints are tight and strong and the contents are free of any tanning or foxing. Edited by H. G. O. Blake. 439 pages including an index followed by a 14 page advertisement from Houghton Mifflin. This was the third of Thoreau's "four seasons" which followed Early Spring and Summer. Published records indicate that only 1,550 copies of the first printing of this title were produced making this a very uncommon title in highly collectable condition. (BAL, 20129; Borst, A.10.1a) 1887. Houghton, Mifflin and Company US
Thoreau Henry D.
USD
320.00
Town's End Books /Biblio
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1888 (cDate: 1887). First Edition. First printing Very near fine in its original green cloth covered beveled boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and a gilt embossed facsimile of the author's signature on the front board and black coated end papers. The cloth at the head and heel of the spine iss lightly rubbed as is the cloth at the upper and lower tips of the boards. Page 207/208 has a hole at the spine edge of the text about 1/2 way down the page of approximately 3/8" in diameter. On the front paste down is a very handsome, one inch square, black leather book plate of Burton Currie. The hinges and joints are tight and strong and the contents are free of any tanning or foxing. Edited by H. G. O. Blake. 439 pages including an index followed by a 14 page advertisement from Houghton Mifflin. This was the third of Thoreau's "four seasons" which followed Early Spring and Summer. Published records indicate that only 1,550 copies of the first printing of this title were produced making this a very uncommon title in highly collectable condition. (BAL, 20129; Borst, A.10.1a) 1887. Houghton, Mifflin and Company [US]
Henry D. Thoreau
USD
320.00
Town's End Books, ABAA /Abebooks
[publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1888 (c1887), Boston:] Hardcover First printing Very near fine in its original green cloth covered beveled boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and a gilt embossed facsimile of the author's signature on the front board and black coated end papers. The cloth at the head and heel of the spine iss lightly rubbed as is the cloth at the upper and lower tips of the boards. Page 207/208 has a hole at the spine edge of the text about 1/2 way down the page of approximately 3/8" in diameter. On the front paste down is a very handsome, one inch square, black leather book plate of Burton Currie. The hinges and joints are tight and strong and the contents are free of any tanning or foxing. Edited by H. G. O. Blake. 439 pages including an index followed by a 14 page advertisement from Houghton Mifflin. This was the third of Thoreau's "four seasons" which followed Early Spring and Summer. Published records indicate that only 1,550 copies of the first printing of this title were produced making this a very uncommon title in highly collectable condition. (BAL, 20129; Borst, A.10.1a)
[Deep River, CT, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1888] ...
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Thoreau, Henry D. Blake, H. G. O. (Ed. )
USD
350.00
Jeffrey Marks Rare Books, ABAA via Alibris /Alibris
Boston Houghton, Mifflin and Company 1888 First edition. publisher's green gilt-lettered cloth, t.e.g. Very slight use to cloth at extremities; clean, tight and sound. vi, 439 pp. plus 14 pp. pub. cat. 8vo, BAL 20129.
THOREAU Henry D. BLAKE H. G. O. ed.
USD
350.00
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books /Biblio
Boston:: Houghton, Mifflin and Company,, Date: 1888.. First edition.. publisher's green gilt-lettered cloth, t.e.g.. Very slight use to cloth at extremities; clean, tight and sound.. 8vo,. BAL 20129. 1888. Houghton, Mifflin and Company, [US]
THOREAU, Henry D. BLAKE, H. G. O. (ed.)
USD
350.00
Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA /Abebooks
[publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Boston] Hardcover First Edition vi, 439 pp. plus 14 pp. pub. cat. 8vo, publisher's green gilt-lettered cloth, t.e.g. First edition. BAL 20129. Very slight use to cloth at extremities; clean, tight and sound.
[Rochester, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1888]
THOREAU, Henry David
USD
350.00
Babylon Revisited Rare Books /Abebooks
[publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co, Boston] Softcover First Edition (dated 1888 but in reality published late 1887). The third of four seasons published posthumously from Thoreau's journal and edited by H. G. O. Blake, who chose to publish Winter before Autumn (published in 1892). Original dark green cloth with gilt stamping to spine, gilt facsimile signature to front cover, gilt top edge, dark blue endpapers. Very Good, protected in mylar wrappers, minor rubbing to spine head and tail, light scuffing to front and rear covers, light cracking to binding at page 204 but attached, clean text block, clean hinges.
[Northampton, MA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1888]
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Thoreau Henry
USD
550.00
Indian Hills Books /Abebooks
[publisher: Houghton Mifflin] Hardcover First Edition Green silk covered, beveled boards with bright gold lettering on spine and gold author's signature on the front cover. 1/8" wear to cloth at head and heel of spine effecting color of cloth. No loss. Boards and spine are a nice deep forest green. Black endpapers. Former owners bookplate inside front board. Old pencil price and note on first blank page. Pencil notes on last blank page. Tight and square. No foxing or tanning. Very good plus.
[Blountville, TN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1888]
LITERATURE THOREAU Henry David
USD
1000.00
Lorne Bair Rare Books /ABAA
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, Date: 1881 / 1884 / 1888 / 1892. First Edition. First printings of all four volumes, each published separately. In original green publisher's cloth, titled in gilt on spines with facsimile of Thoreau's signature to front boards, top edges gilt; black coated endpapers. Early Spring (1881): [viii], 318 pp. A clean copy in bright cloth, rubbed; binding cracking internally at p.120 and p. 192, but holding; slight foxing to endleaves: Very Good. Summer (1884): 16 pages of ads at rear; [2], [i-vi], [1]-382,[1]-16pp; with folding map of Concord. Sturdy and bright, with very minor rubbing at head and tail; front hinge beginning to crack but repaired; around Very Good. Early 20th-century bookplate for The Argows. Winter (1888): 14 pages of ads at rear; [iv], vi, [1]-439, [1], [1]-14pp. Contemporary ownership signature to flyleaf. Externally handsome, apart from rubbing to head and tail; front hinge cracked through; title-page and three leaves of prelims neatly re-attached and two internal gatherings detached: just Good. Autumn (1892): [2], [i-iii] iv-vi, [1]-470 pp. An excellent copy, though spine slightly dulled: Very Good+. This "Seasons" series of four volumes, edited by Thoreau's friend and disciple H. G. O. Blake, collected excerpts from Thoreau's journals, largely focused on natural history. Thoreau's journal was later published in its entirety, and "has received increasing acclaim as a masterpiece in itself" (ANB). Not many copies were printed ( ...
LITERATURE THOREAU Henry David
USD
1000.00
Lorne Bair Rare Books /Biblio
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, Date: 1881 / 1884 / 1888 / 1892. First Edition. First printings of all four volumes, each published separately. In original green publisher's cloth, titled in gilt on spines with facsimile of Thoreau's signature to front boards, top edges gilt; black coated endpapers. Early Spring (1881): [viii], 318 pp. A clean copy in bright cloth, rubbed; binding cracking internally at p.120 and p. 192, but holding; slight foxing to endleaves: Very Good. Summer (1884): 16 pages of ads at rear; [2], [i-vi], [1]-382,[1]-16pp; with folding map of Concord. Sturdy and bright, with very minor rubbing at head and tail; front hinge beginning to crack but repaired; around Very Good. Early 20th-century bookplate for The Argows. Winter (1888): 14 pages of ads at rear; [iv], vi, [1]-439, [1], [1]-14pp. Contemporary ownership signature to flyleaf. Externally handsome, apart from rubbing to head and tail; front hinge cracked through; title-page and three leaves of prelims neatly re-attached and two internal gatherings detached: just Good. Autumn (1892): [2], [i-iii] iv-vi, [1]-470 pp. An excellent copy, though spine slightly dulled: Very Good+. This "Seasons" series of four volumes, edited by Thoreau's friend and disciple H. G. O. Blake, collected excerpts from Thoreau's journals, largely focused on natural history. Thoreau's journal was later published in its entirety, and "has received increasing acclaim as a masterpiece in itself" (ANB). Not many copies were printed ( ...
[LITERATURE] THOREAU, Henry D[avid]
USD
1047.83
Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA /ZVAB
[publisher: Houghton Mifflin 1881 / 1884 / 1888 / 1892, Boston] First Edition First printings of all four volumes, each published separately. In original green publisher's cloth, titled in gilt on spines with facsimile of Thoreau's signature to front boards, top edges gilt; black coated endpapers. Early Spring (1881): [viii], 318 pp. A clean copy in bright cloth, rubbed; binding cracking internally at p.120 and p. 192, but holding; slight foxing to endleaves: Very Good. Summer (1884): 16 pages of ads at rear; [2], [i-vi], [1]-382,[1]-16pp; with folding map of Concord. Sturdy and bright, with very minor rubbing at head and tail; front hinge beginning to crack but repaired; around Very Good. Early 20th-century bookplate for The Argows. Winter (1888): 14 pages of ads at rear; [iv], vi, [1]-439, [1], [1]-14pp. Contemporary ownership signature to flyleaf. Externally handsome, apart from rubbing to head and tail; front hinge cracked through; title-page and three leaves of prelims neatly re-attached and two internal gatherings detached: just Good. Autumn (1892): [2], [i-iii] iv-vi, [1]-470 pp. An excellent copy, though spine slightly dulled: Very Good+. This "Seasons" series of four volumes, edited by Thoreau's friend and disciple H. G. O. Blake, collected excerpts from Thoreau's journals, largely focused on natural history. Thoreau's journal was later published in its entirety, and "has received increasing acclaim as a masterpiece in it ...
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Thoreau, Henry David
USD
1047.83
Second Story Books, ABAA /ZVAB
[publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company 1881-1892, Boston] Hardcover Octavo, 4 Volumes. In Good plus condition. Bound in green cloth with gilt text. Boards have rubbing to corners, bending and fraying to spine edges, and rubbing to edges. Text blocks have light age toning and light foxing to some pages. "Summer" and "Autumn" have bookplates on front pastedown. Shelved in Room A. CONTENTS: "Early Spring in Massachusetts" [i-viii], 1-318. "Summer" [i-ii], [i-vi], 1-318. "Autumn" [i-ii], [i]-vi, [1]-470. "Winter" [i-iv], [i]-vi, [1]-439, blank, [440], advertisements [1]-6. 1371737. Special Collections.
[Rockville, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1881]
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Thoreau Henry David
USD
1100.00
Second Story Books, ABAA /ABAA
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, Date: 1881-1892. Hardcover. Octavo, 4 Volumes. In Good plus condition. Bound in green cloth with gilt text. Boards have rubbing to corners, bending and fraying to spine edges, and rubbing to edges. Text blocks have light age toning and light foxing to some pages. "Summer" and "Autumn" have bookplates on front pastedown. Shelved in Room A. CONTENTS: "Early Spring in Massachusetts" [i-viii], 1-318. "Summer" [i-ii], [i-vi], 1-318. "Autumn" [i-ii], [i]-vi, [1]-470. "Winter" [i-iv], [i]-vi, [1]-439, blank, [440], advertisements [1]-6. 1371737. Special Collections. 1881. Houghton Mifflin Company US
Thoreau, Henry David
USD
1100.00
Second Story Books via Alibris /Alibris
Boston Houghton Mifflin Company 1881-1892 Hardcover Book. Octavo, 4 Volumes. In Good plus condition. Bound in green cloth with gilt text. Boards have rubbing to corners, bending and fraying to spine edges, and rubbing to edges. Text blocks have light age toning and light foxing to some pages. "Summer" and "Autumn" have bookplates on front pastedown. Shelved in Room A. CONTENTS: "Early Spring in Massachusetts" [i-viii], 1-318. "Summer" [i-ii], [i-vi], 1-318. "Autumn" [i-ii], [i]-vi, [1]-470. "Winter" [i-iv], [i]-vi, [1]-439, blank, [440], advertisements [1]-6. 1371737. Special Collections.
Thoreau Henry David
USD
1100.00
Second Story Books, ABAA /Biblio
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, Date: 1881-1892. Hardcover. Octavo, 4 Volumes. In Good plus condition. Bound in green cloth with gilt text. Boards have rubbing to corners, bending and fraying to spine edges, and rubbing to edges. Text blocks have light age toning and light foxing to some pages. "Summer" and "Autumn" have bookplates on front pastedown. Shelved in Room A. CONTENTS: "Early Spring in Massachusetts" [i-viii], 1-318. "Summer" [i-ii], [i-vi], 1-318. "Autumn" [i-ii], [i]-vi, [1]-470. "Winter" [i-iv], [i]-vi, [1]-439, blank, [440], advertisements [1]-6. 1371737. Special Collections. 1881. Houghton Mifflin Company [US]
[LITERATURE] THOREAU, Henry D[avid]
USD
1100.00
Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA /Abebooks
[publisher: Houghton Mifflin 1881 / 1884 / 1888 / 1892, Boston] First Edition First printings of all four volumes, each published separately. In original green publisher's cloth, titled in gilt on spines with facsimile of Thoreau's signature to front boards, top edges gilt; black coated endpapers. Early Spring (1881): [viii], 318 pp. A clean copy in bright cloth, rubbed; binding cracking internally at p.120 and p. 192, but holding; slight foxing to endleaves: Very Good. Summer (1884): 16 pages of ads at rear; [2], [i-vi], [1]-382,[1]-16pp; with folding map of Concord. Sturdy and bright, with very minor rubbing at head and tail; front hinge beginning to crack but repaired; around Very Good. Early 20th-century bookplate for The Argows. Winter (1888): 14 pages of ads at rear; [iv], vi, [1]-439, [1], [1]-14pp. Contemporary ownership signature to flyleaf. Externally handsome, apart from rubbing to head and tail; front hinge cracked through; title-page and three leaves of prelims neatly re-attached and two internal gatherings detached: just Good. Autumn (1892): [2], [i-iii] iv-vi, [1]-470 pp. An excellent copy, though spine slightly dulled: Very Good+. This "Seasons" series of four volumes, edited by Thoreau's friend and disciple H. G. O. Blake, collected excerpts from Thoreau's journals, largely focused on natural history. Thoreau's journal was later published in its entirety, and "has received increasing acclaim as a masterpiece in it ...
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Thoreau, Henry David
USD
1100.00
Second Story Books, ABAA /Abebooks
[publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company 1881-1892, Boston] Hardcover Octavo, 4 Volumes. In Good plus condition. Bound in green cloth with gilt text. Boards have rubbing to corners, bending and fraying to spine edges, and rubbing to edges. Text blocks have light age toning and light foxing to some pages. "Summer" and "Autumn" have bookplates on front pastedown. Shelved in Room A. CONTENTS: "Early Spring in Massachusetts" [i-viii], 1-318. "Summer" [i-ii], [i-vi], 1-318. "Autumn" [i-ii], [i]-vi, [1]-470. "Winter" [i-iv], [i]-vi, [1]-439, blank, [440], advertisements [1]-6. 1371737. Special Collections.
[Rockville, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1881]
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Thoreau Henry D.
USD
2650.00
Sumner & Stillman /ABAA
Date: 1881. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1881 / 1884 / 1888 / 1892. [Together, four volumes.] Original dark green cloth with facsimile signature in gilt, beveled. First Edition, first printing, of each of Thoreau's "four seasons" edited from his journal by H.G.O. Blake. (It is curious that the four seasons were published not quite in their natural order.) According to Blanck these four printings consisted of only 1018, 1260, 1550 and 1020 copies respectively. These are unusually bright copies -- a touch of rubbing at some corners, perhaps a faint scratch or two, but otherwise Fine. It is not easy to encounter all four Seasons in this condition. Borst A8.1.a + A9.1.a + A10.1.a + A11.1.a; Blanck 20123 + 20127 + 20129 + 20130. Housed in an open-back slipcase. 1881. US
Thoreau Henry D.
USD
2650.00
Sumner & Stillman /Biblio
Date: 1881. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1881 / 1884 / 1888 / 1892. [Together, four volumes.] Original dark green cloth with facsimile signature in gilt, beveled. First Edition, first printing, of each of Thoreau's "four seasons" edited from his journal by H.G.O. Blake. (It is curious that the four seasons were published not quite in their natural order.) According to Blanck these four printings consisted of only 1018, 1260, 1550 and 1020 copies respectively. These are unusually bright copies -- a touch of rubbing at some corners, perhaps a faint scratch or two, but otherwise Fine. It is not easy to encounter all four Seasons in this condition. Borst A8.1.a + A9.1.a + A10.1.a + A11.1.a; Blanck 20123 + 20127 + 20129 + 20130. Housed in an open-back slipcase. 1881. [US]
Thoreau, Henry D.
USD
2650.00
Sumner & Stillman [ABAA] /Abebooks
Softcover First Edition Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1881 / 1884 / 1888 / 1892. [Together, four volumes.] Original dark green cloth with facsimile signature in gilt, beveled. First Edition, first printing, of each of Thoreau's "four seasons" edited from his journal by H.G.O. Blake. (It is curious that the four seasons were published not quite in their natural order.) According to Blanck these four printings consisted of only 1018, 1260, 1550 and 1020 copies respectively. These are unusually bright copies -- a touch of rubbing at some corners, perhaps a faint scratch or two, but otherwise Fine. It is not easy to encounter all four Seasons in this condition. Borst A8.1.a + A9.1.a + A10.1.a + A11.1.a; Blanck 20123 + 20127 + 20129 + 20130. Housed in an open-back slipcase.
[Yarmouth, ME, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1881]
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Thoreau, Henry David (Inscribed copies by Editor H.G.O. Blake)
USD
7500.00
Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books /Abebooks
[publisher: Houghton Mifflin Early Spring in Massachusetts (1881), Summer (1884), Winter (1888) and Autumn (1892),] Hardcover First Edition Handsomely bound in the original publisher's dark green finely woven cloth, beveled boards, with gilt lettered facsimile signatures of Thoreau on the front boards, gilt lettering on spine. Dark black endpapers. Top edges gilded. First Edition, first printings of all of Thoreau's "Season" books from his Journals. All are in very good plus condition. The hinges are tight and the books are clean and virtually unread. There is a touch of wear to the edges of the spines and little rubbing and a touch of wrinkling at the top of one or two spines; overall, they are in collector's condition, especially with such splendid presentations by the editor. The recipient, Mrs. King has signed her name, Sarah L. King, and date, Feb. 1882 and glued a colorful section of a card wishing "Happy New Year!" to the second front endpaper of "Early Spring." The volumes come with a letter of provenance and were published in small print runs; the complete set is rather scarce, especially with three of the books signed by the editor. According to BAL these four printings consisted of only 1018, 1260, 1550 and 1020 copies. A rare opportunity for the Thoreau collector. While Thoreau published only two books during his lifetime, after his death, his friend Harrison Blake edited and published sections of his journal as ...
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