Description: The MFLIBRA Antique Books Team Presents: 1886 Rare Victorian Book - WALDEN by Henry David Thoreau with an introductory note by Will H. Dircks. (Description)Author: Henry David Thoreau. Will H. Dircks (Introduction). Title: WALDEN. Language: Text in English Publisher : London, Walter Scott, 1886. A First English Edition published in "The Camelot Series" edited by Ernest Rhys. Size: 6.5" X 5". Pages: xxviii-336 pages + publisher's catalog. Binding: Very good original full-cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a removable protective mylar cover. Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, name and bookplate of a previous owner (Helen White) on the first endpaper - as shown).Estimate: (USD 300 - USD 400)The book: Rare 19th century edition of Walden (first published as Walden; or, Life in the Woods) is a book by noted transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau. The text is a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings. The work is part personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, satire, and (to some degree) manual for self-reliance.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. No-question-money-back guarantee on everything we sell. Buyer pays shipping. Items are shipped out within 24 hours of receiving the order. Canada Post Service standards :[Canada] Parcel Services standards are 3 to 12 business days.[United States] Small Packet standards are 6 to 12 business days.[International] Airmail Parcel standards are 2 to 4 weeks.
Price: 306 CAD
Location: Montreal
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Binding: Cloth
Place of Publication: London
Language: English
Special Attributes: Collector's Edition, Illustrated
Author: Henry David Thoreau
Publisher: Walter Scott, Ltd.
Topic: Literature
Subject: Philosophy
Year Printed: 1886
