Excursions
by Thoreau, Henry David
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Original dark green embossed cloth, decorated gilt title on spine. Brown coated endpaper, with small abrasions. A few small hole
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1863. First edition. Frontispiece engraving of the author from the Rowse crayon sketch, with tissue guard; this was the first book to include a portrait of Thoreau. 319 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original dark green embossed cloth, decorated gilt title on spine. Brown coated endpaper, with small abrasions. A few small holes on ffep, light wear at extremities, spine lightly faded. Inscription of Annie Dunfree, 1864 on title and ffep. In a quarter green morocco slipcase and cloth chemise. First edition. Frontispiece engraving of the author from the Rowse crayon sketch, with tissue guard; this was the first book to include a portrait of Thoreau. 319 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Borst A3.1.a.; BAL 5236 and 20111
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 313711
- Title
- Excursions
- Author
- Thoreau, Henry David
- Format/Binding
- Frontispiece engraving of the author from the Rowse crayon sketch, with tissue guard; this was the first book to include a portr
- Book Condition
- Used - Original dark green embossed cloth, decorated gilt title on spine. Brown coated endpaper, with small abrasions. A few small hole
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Ticknor and Fields
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1863
- Keywords
- American | German | Henry David Thoreau
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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