The Maine Woods

Thoreau, Henry D.

Verlag: Ticknor and Fields, Boston, 1864

Beschreibung

Handsomely bound in heavy textured green cloth blindstamped with bordered rectangles and floral motifs on the front and rear boards. With bright gold lettering on the spine. Wear and fraying to the top and the bottom of the spine ends. Clean chocolate endpapers; with tight hinges and clean text throughout. With a faint acid shadow 3" x 5" from a photo or article on the 2nd and 3rd endpapers. A scarce first edition of Thoreau's fourth book, published posthumously. With 23 pages of ads (last page unopened) dated April, 1864 at the back of the book. BAL notes that the edition consisted of 1,650 copies only. A very good plus, collectible copy. Uncommon in this condition. The Maine Woods is a posthumously published collection of three essays related to Thoreau's travels and experiences in the Maine woodlands. Specifically, this volume contains the essays "Ktaadn," "Chesuncook," and "The Allegash and East Branch." Additionally, it includes a brief appendix that contains Thoreau's notes on the varieties of plants and animals one might encounter in the Maine woods as well as some suggestions about proper attire for the region and a helpful glossary of Native American phrases. In these essays, Thoreau relates adventures as an early observer of Maine, which he visited three times from 1846-1857. Thoreau recounts experiences climbing Mount Katahdin (Maine's tallest mountain) and Mount Kineo and visiting Grand Lake Matagamon and Chamberlain Lake. Throughout the text, Thoreau explores man's relationship to and effect on the wilderness. First Edition with matching dates of 1864 on the title and copyright pages. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1018

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Maine Woods

Verlag: Ticknor and Fields, Boston

Erscheinungsdatum: 1864

Einband: Hardcover

Auflage: 1. Auflage