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Description:
Thoreau, Henry David (1817-1862) The Maine Woods. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1864. First edition, octavo, some tears to advertisement leaf facing title, no edition statement on copyright page, no ads at end, original brown coated endleaves, bound in publisher's faded brownish purple zigzag textured cloth blocked in blind with wreath motif, spine blocked in gilt within holly leaf frames, spine sunned, spine endcaps frayed at head and tail, stains to several leaves, damage to read endleaf, 7 1/8 x 4 1/2 in.
Estimate $500-700
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John Dorfman
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Fine Books & Manuscripts
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