Walden, or, Life in the Woods. By Henry David Thoreau. With an Introduction by Theodore Watts-Dunton. OXFORD : 1910. World's Classics No. LXVII.
by THOREAU, Henry David 1817-1862. Introduction by Theodore Watts-Dunton
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Wigton, Cumbria, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oxford: Oxford University (Henry Frowde) Press, 1910. Second Impression . Hardcover. Near Fine. 12mo. Frontispiece - Portrait. FIRST EDITION. OXFORD : 1910. World's Classics No. 67. [ First published in 1854. The first World's Classics edition was 1906.]. Hardback. Frontispiece - decorative portrait in green and corresponding title-page; followed by a printed title-page. Introduction by Theodore Watts-Dunton. Original dark-green cloth; gilt lettered & decorated spine. Top-edge gilt. Neat owner name (page numbers for the Introduction written to contents page in same contemporary hand); no internal markings. Tight, bright and clean. Minor wear only. NEAR FINE. (xvi), 299 pages. 8pp adverts. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping** . 12mo. (6 x 4 inches). [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. World's Classics No. 67. SCARCE.
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- Bookseller
- Rosley Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 054492
- Title
- Walden, or, Life in the Woods. By Henry David Thoreau. With an Introduction by Theodore Watts-Dunton. OXFORD : 1910. World's Classics No. LXVII.
- Author
- THOREAU, Henry David 1817-1862. Introduction by Theodore Watts-Dunton
- Illustrator
- Frontispiece - Portrait
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Impression
- Publisher
- Oxford University (Henry Frowde) Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1910
- Size
- 12mo
- Keywords
- Barchester
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Rosley Books
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Wigton, Cumbria, Cumbria
About Rosley Books
SPECIALIST IN SECOND-HAND AND ANTIQUARIAN LITERATURE & THEOLOGY. Mail Order. SPECIALIST ALSO IN C.S. LEWIS AND THE INKLINGS and others
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