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Thoreau Country : Photographs and Text Selections from the Works of H. D. Thoreau / by Herbert W. Gleason ; Edited by Mark Silber ; Introd. by Paul Brooks
by Gleason, Herbert W
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0871561409
- ISBN 13
- 9780871561404
- Seller
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Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1975. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with light toning to edges. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Previous booksellers pencil price to FEP. Feels very lightly read. Sharp spine ends. Near fine condition. Jacket grades very good with light handling marks to the panels, and small rubs to the foreedges. Split at joints to foot of spine. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. Please note : this book is very heavy (1400g) overseas purchasers may be charged additional shipping. Please contact bookseller for exact price. A near fine square example of this large format title, the beautiful B&W images of the landscapes of Cape Cod and Maine taken by Herbert W Gleason between the years 1899 to 1937, in four chapters starting with Winter and running through the year to Fall. Each image is accompanied by text selected from Henry David Thoreau's writings about the area. The images were reproduced from the original glass negatives for this book, and are superbly presented, many full page images. A very uncommon title in the UK.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006551
- Title
- Thoreau Country : Photographs and Text Selections from the Works of H. D. Thoreau / by Herbert W. Gleason ; Edited by Mark Silber ; Introd. by Paul Brooks
- Author
- Gleason, Herbert W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0871561409
- ISBN 13
- 9780871561404
- Publisher
- Sierra Club Books
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1975
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
- Keywords
- Puzzles, Great Britain, Individual Artist, General, General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art History & Photography;
- X weight
- 1750 g
Terms of Sale
Durdles Books (IOBA)
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About the Seller
Durdles Books (IOBA)
Biblio member since 2018
Birmingham, West Midlands
About Durdles Books (IOBA)
Durdles Books is an online bookshop that specialises in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Modern Firsts and Genre Fiction. We also have books in many other categories and think our stock is both varied and interesting. We are constantly busy sourcing new stock in great condition, as collectors ourselves we appreciate that there is nothing like finding a lovely copy of a book that is on "the list". We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), so you can be assured of our commitment to good bookselling practices and customer service.
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