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Description:
Thoreau, Henry David (1817-1862) Walden; or, Life in the Woods. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1854. First edition, octavo, publisher's blind stamped brown cloth, eight numbered pages of publisher's advertisements after the text (separated by a yellow endleaf) dated May 1854, spine somewhat worn with some splits along joints, horizontal split along spine covering material, losses and chips to head and tail, matte finish yellowish endleaves, 7 x 4 1/4 in.
Estimate $3,000-5,000
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Fine Books & Manuscripts
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