Cape Cod (Volume 2)

Volume Two only of the landmark 1896 two-volume holiday edition of Henry David Thoreau’s coastal natural history classic, Cape Cod. This edition is highly prized for its beautiful, delicate chromolithograph illustrations reproduced directly from watercolor sketches by Amelia M. Watson, which populate the text margins, headings, and full-page frontispiece. Features a gilt top edge. Condition Details: Ex-library copy of Volume 2 with standard markings, such as library stamps on the title page / card pocket on the rear endpaper. Bound in the publisher’s original green cloth featuring Art Nouveau gilt plant motifs and lettering on the spine and front board. The cloth shows natural aging and typical shelf wear to the spine ends. The internal text block remains securely bound, and the vibrant color watercolor-style illustrations remain entirely clean, intact, and unmarked. Ideal as a replacement/completion volume or an affordable reading copy of a scarce Victorian masterpiece.