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Thoreau, Henry David : A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers

The Easton Press, Norfolk, Connecticut, 1981

[1981] Dark green hardcover bound in genuine leather, frontispiece, 327 pages. Illustrator: R.J. Holden. Collector's Edition, the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Leather binding features beautiful gilt designs. Sophisticated binding, four raised ridges on spine. Lettering, designs stamped with gorgeous accents of 22kt. gold - a hallmark of fine bookmaking. This beautifully bound genuine leather binding was hand selected from individually tanned hides. Textured and shaded, acid-neutral paper won't turn yellow over time. Pages are Smyth-sewn into the binding for permanence (not glued like ordinary books). Endpapers are beautiful satin moiré, specially dyed for the publisher. Edges gilded on three sides to enhance the book's elegance. Satin ribbon page marker bound in binding. Condition: Faint scuffs/rubbing to gilt edges, else Fine condition. Never read. Book purchased by physician as a collectible for display in his bookcase. Kept in temperature-controlled environment; book not smelly or speckled with humidity stains - and no smoker's smell. This is a transcendental book. It is a flight from those aspects of a materialistic society that tend to enslave men and women's free spirit. It's also the quest for a harmonious relationship with Nature that will make for the fullest expansion of the Self. Thoreau does point out correspondences between the physical world and the spiritual world. A wonderful, classic book that is pure Thoreau. Leather-bound, collectible. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so you'll know exactly what you will be receiving when you order. We ship promptly.. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Leather

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