{"product_id":"1888-scarce-deluxe-edition-walden-a-week-on-the-concord-essays-of-thoreau","title":"1888 Scarce Deluxe Edition - Walden; A Week on the Concord; Essays of Thoreau","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"1436\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"208\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Henry David Thoreau. Edited by Will H. Dircks.\u003cbr data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"258\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"258\" data-end=\"268\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"269\" data-end=\"348\"\u003eWalden; A Week on the Concord and Merrimac Rivers; Essays and Other Writings.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"348\" data-end=\"351\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"351\" data-end=\"365\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e London, Walter Scott, 24 Warwick Lane, Paternoster Row. \u003cem data-start=\"422\" data-end=\"430\"\u003eWalden\u003c\/em\u003e dated 1888 (The Walter Scott Press, Newcastle-on-Tyne).\u003cbr data-start=\"490\" data-end=\"493\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"493\" data-end=\"506\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Text in English.\u003cbr data-start=\"523\" data-end=\"526\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"535\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.5\" x 5\".\u003cbr data-start=\"555\" data-end=\"558\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"558\" data-end=\"568\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e Walden xxviii-336 pages; A Week on the Concord and Merrimac Rivers xviii-349 pages; Essays and Other Writings xv-271 pages + publisher's catalogue.\u003cbr data-start=\"610\" data-end=\"613\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"613\" data-end=\"625\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Attractive and near fine, beautiful original deluxe publisher’s bindings in half crimson cloth over decorative gilt-printed cloth boards, the spines richly gilt tooled in an elegant floral pattern, with matching gilt titling panels. All edges gilt (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a protective, removable mylar cover. Housed in a good (small chips and tears - as shown) matching publisher slipcase of the period with coordinated gilt-patterned sides. An exceptionally scarce and visually striking presentation of Thoreau’s works.\u003cbr data-start=\"1039\" data-end=\"1042\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1042\" data-end=\"1054\"\u003eContent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good, near fine,  content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing and toning - as shown). One volume bears a charming Victorian prize inscription from the Edinburgh School Board (1893) to the front pastedown, adding historical character and provenance. Tight, square, and well-preserved overall.\u003cbr data-start=\"1376\" data-end=\"1379\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2739\" data-end=\"2752\"\u003eEstimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e (Scarce with no or few other copies of this deluxe book set with slipcase available for sale worldwide).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1438\" data-end=\"1669\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1438\" data-end=\"1450\"\u003eThe Book set: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis is the rare deluxe issue of the Walter Scott editions of Thoreau’s writings, produced in an elegant gift-style binding far superior to the standard green cloth versions more commonly encountered. The set includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1671\" data-end=\"1903\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1671\" data-end=\"1739\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1673\" data-end=\"1739\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1673\" data-end=\"1681\"\u003eWalden\u003c\/em\u003e — 1888 issue, with introductory note by Will H. Dircks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1740\" data-end=\"1820\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1742\" data-end=\"1820\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1742\" data-end=\"1785\"\u003eA Week on the Concord and Merrimac Rivers\u003c\/em\u003e — with a prefatory note by Dircks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1821\" data-end=\"1903\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1823\" data-end=\"1903\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1823\" data-end=\"1850\"\u003eEssays and Other Writings\u003c\/em\u003e — including selections of Thoreau’s prose and poems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1905\" data-end=\"2309\"\u003ePrinted at The Walter Scott Press, Newcastle-on-Tyne, these editions reflect the late-Victorian revival of Thoreau’s thought in Britain, introducing his philosophy of nature, simplicity, and reflective independence to a new readership. The deluxe binding and matching slipcase distinguish this set as a presentation-grade production — seldom encountered complete and in such attractive condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2311\" data-end=\"2737\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2311\" data-end=\"2326\"\u003eThe author: \u003c\/strong\u003eHenry David Thoreau (1817-1862), American essayist, poet, philosopher, and naturalist, remains one of the central voices of American Transcendentalism. His reflections on deliberate living, civil liberty, solitude, and the moral relationship between the individual and the natural world — especially in \u003cem data-start=\"2632\" data-end=\"2640\"\u003eWalden\u003c\/em\u003e — continue to resonate as foundational texts in environmental writing and philosophical thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2739\" data-end=\"2803\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47166161518841,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20260103Thoreau-000.jpg?v=1767455754","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1888-scarce-deluxe-edition-walden-a-week-on-the-concord-essays-of-thoreau","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}