1886 - 1889 Rare Books - WALDEN and A Week on the Concord and Merrimac Rivers by Henry David Thoreau

 

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Author : Henry David Thoreau; Will H. Dircks (Introduction)
Title : WALDEN.and  A Week on the Concord and Merrimac Rivers
Language : Text in English
Publisher : London: Walter Scott, no date (circa 1886 and 1889 - Introductory Note dated 1886 for Walden and 1889 for A Week on the Concord and Merrimac Rivers).
Size : 7 " X 5 "
Pages :  336 (Walden) + 349 (A Week on the Concord and Merrimac Rivers) pages followed by the publisher's catalog..
Binding : Very good decorated full cloth binding (hinges fine) under a removable protective mylar cover .
Content : Very good content ( tight and clean).

The books : Rare 19th century edition of Thoreau's classics Walden and  A Week on the Concord and Merrimac Rivers.

The author : Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) was an American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian. A leading transcendentalist, Thoreau is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience" (originally published as "Resistance to Civil Government"), an argument for disobedience to an unjust state.