A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers
by Henry David Thoreau
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
This is a handsome copy of "A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers" by HENRY DAVID THOREAU with a slip case. Signed, limited edition copy published by The Limited Editions Club in 1975. This copy is number 1,195 of only 2,000 printed and is signed by the illustrator, R.J. Holden. Maps on the end papers. Beautiful in-text illustrations throughout.
Condition:
The book is in Near Fine condition - clean both inside and out with only some very light soiling at the bottom-right corner of the text block. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. The pages are clean and white and appear unread with no issues found. The slip case is in Near Fine condition as well - clean with no wear at the opening, and only a 1" pencil line on one of the large panels.
Synopsis
Originally published: 1849. "The definitive text as approved by the Center for Editions of American Authors of the Modern Language Association of America"--Cover, p. [4]. Includes index.
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- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7733
- Title
- A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers
- Author
- Henry David Thoreau
- Illustrator
- R.J. Holden
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Signed, Limited Edition
- Publisher
- The Limited Editions Club
- Date Published
- 1975
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- henry david thoreau, walden, life in the woods, week concord merrimack rivers, wild apples, civil disobedience, life without principles, yankee in canada, works thoreau, plea captain john brown, excursions, walking, cape cod, slavery in massachusetts
- Bookseller catalogs
- New England; Non-Fiction; Outdoor / Nature;
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...