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THOREAU, Henry David. Walden; or, Life in the Woods. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1854.
8o. 8-page publisher's advertisement at end dated April 1854 (no priority). Vignette of Thoreau's hut on title, map of Walden pond. (Small pale marginal stain to first few gatherings.) Original brown cloth, stamped in blind, spine gilt-lettered (inner front hinge reinforced, text block cracked, few gatherings sprung, some wear to extremities).
FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, one of 2,000 copies. Borst A2.1a; BAL 20106; Grolier American 63; Johnson High Spots 72.
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FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, one of 2,000 copies. Borst A2.1a; BAL 20106; Grolier American 63; Johnson High Spots 72.