{"product_id":"1899-nice-binding-walden-or-life-in-the-woods-by-henry-david-thoreau","title":"1899 Nice Binding - Walden; or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"LR5Y_W_content markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full dark markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn attractive turn-of-the-century edition of Thoreau’s enduring meditation on simplicity, nature, and individual conscience, handsomely preserved in a full leather binding.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Henry David Thoreau.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eWalden; or, Life in the Woods.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Philadelphia, Henry Altemus, [c. 1899].\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late-19th-century edition, with frontispiece copyright dated 1899 by Henry Altemus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Text in English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 375 pages, followed by publisher’s catalogue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.5 x 4.5 inches.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good full red-brown morocco-style leather binding, with raised bands to the spine, gilt rules and small gilt floral ornaments, and gilt-lettered spine panel reading “Henry D. Thoreau \/ Walden.” Binding remains firm and attractive, with light rubbing and a few minor surface marks consistent with age, as shown. Protected in a removable mylar cover. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good. Clean and complete interior with light age toning and occasional minor foxing or spotting, chiefly toward the preliminary and terminal leaves. Text remains bright, legible, and well preserved throughout.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Illustrated with a photographic-style frontispiece, engraved portrait of Henry D. Thoreau, and decorative two-color title page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEstimate: \u003c\/strong\u003eUSD 200–250.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe book:\u003c\/strong\u003e First published in 1854, \u003cem\u003eWalden\u003c\/em\u003e records the two years, two months, and two days Thoreau spent living in a cabin he built near Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. More than an account of rustic solitude, it is a sustained reflection on self-reliance, simplicity, work, reading, society, nature, and the meaning of a deliberately lived life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eIts chapters, including “Economy,” “Where I Lived, and What I Lived For,” “Solitude,” “The Ponds,” “Winter Animals,” and the celebrated “Conclusion,” have made \u003cem\u003eWalden\u003c\/em\u003e one of the foundational works of American literature and environmental thought. This compact Altemus edition presents the complete text in an especially appealing leather-bound format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe author:\u003c\/strong\u003e Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) was an American essayist, naturalist, philosopher, and one of the central figures of the Transcendentalist movement. A close associate of Ralph Waldo Emerson, he combined close observation of the natural world with a deeply individual philosophy of conscience, independence, and resistance to conformity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAlongside \u003cem\u003eWalden\u003c\/em\u003e, his essay \u003cem\u003eCivil Disobedience\u003c\/em\u003e became enormously influential in political and ethical thought, later inspiring figures including Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. His writings continue to resonate in discussions of environmentalism, personal freedom, material simplicity, and the relationship between the individual and society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49109160067321,"sku":null,"price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20260919walden_01.jpg?v=1789829819","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1899-nice-binding-walden-or-life-in-the-woods-by-henry-david-thoreau","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}