Cape Cod (Two Volume Set)

Henry David Thoreau, Amelia Watson, Sarah Wyman Whitman

Published by Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Boston, 1896

First Edition. First Printing. Same date on copyright page as on title page. With Illustrations from Sketches in Colors by Amelia M Watson in Two Volumes. Houghton, Mifflin, MCCC XCVI ( BAL 20192 ) The books are bound in covers designed by Sarah Wyman Whitman. Green cloth with title, author and floral design stamped in bright gilt on the front covers and stamped in blind on the back covers. Covers have fading and sun-toning on the spine and edges. Top edges bright untarnished gilt. The corners are sharp and the bindings are sound. Endpapers have a sprinkle of foxing and age-toning. Spine caps are bumped. For Vol.I there is a 1" loss of cloth at the head. The ribbon marker has left tanning in the gutters of p. 81 and 82. For Vol. II there is a .25" chip and missing cloth at the head . The ribbon marker is loose. A binding error has caused a small closed tear on the top edge of p 110 near where the ribbon had been placed. Tanning also on pp 110 and 111 in the gutters from the ribbon. name of previous owner in pencil on the ffe of VOlI along with small notation by a previous seller. Otherwise, the pages are ivoried, pristine, smooth and unmarked. A beautiful first edition set of Thoreau's classic rambles on the Cape, enhanced by the delicate watercolor sketches of Amelia Watson. Vol.I,173pp.;Vol.II,208 pp. Seller Inventory # ABE-1699211674785

Bibliographic Details

Title: Cape Cod (Two Volume Set)
Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Boston
Publication Date: 1896
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 1st Edition