Buy this book on-line Thoreau, Henry David : In the Midst of Winter: Selections from the Journals of Henry David ThoreauThe Riverside Press, Cambridge, MA, 1965
Limited edition. One of 400 copies printed. Original publisher's blue and white boards backed with black cloth. Gilt lettering on the spine. Top edge gilt. Blind stamped decorative portrait medallion of Thoreau in side profile on the front cover. 5 1/4" x 8." 317 pages, complete. "The Riverside Press, Cambridge" printed on title page. From "A Note About This Book": "In the belief that it may prove interesting and pleasurable to its friends, this selection is offered by The Riverside Press from a work which it first printed seventy-eight years ago. The printing has been done from the electrotypes of 1887 and in the original format, with a new cover carrying a medallion of the author. This edition is limited to 400 copies." Former owner's signature on a tipped-in card, "With compliments of Guy Holbrook, The Riverside Press." "Guy Holbrook" is signed in blue pen; the rest of the "inscription" is printed. Pages and covers of the book are virtually pristine and intact. Binding is tight. A small white mark on front cover. A Fine copy. Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was an American author, naturalist, abolitionist, and philosopher. Thoreau is best-known for his poems and essays. Many of his writings interweave themes of nature and philosophy.. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Thoreau, Henry David : In the Midst of Winter: Selections from the Journals of Henry David Thoreau. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including atlases, first editions, collectables, out-of-print books and libri antichi. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |