A WEEK ON THE CONCORD AND MERRIMACK RIVERS (SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR); With an Introduction by Charles R. Anderson and Illustrations by R.J. Holden

Thoreau, Henry David

Published by The Limited Edition Club, Avon, Connecticut, 1975

About this Item

Quarto, 10.25 in. x 6.75 in. pp. xv, [3], 327. Limited edition #1146/2000, signed by the illustrator on the colophon. Laid-in: Original Limited Editions Club envelope (6 in. x 9 in.) with copy of Limited Editions Club Monthly Newsletter (June 1975, Number 488), which discusses the design of this publication. Richly illustrated with drawings in green ink. Half green cloth over green marbled boards. Gilt title on two stamped black panels to spine. Endpaper maps. White title on dark green paper label to black slipcase. Very light rubbing to slipcase. Originally published in 1849, this was Thoreau's first book and it cost him several hundred dollars, though only 219 copies sold. By 1853, the printer refused to store the unsold copies and returned 706 of them to Thoreau, who noted at the time, "I have now a library of nearly nine hundred volumes, over seven hundred of which I wrote myself." Near Fine / Very Good Plus (slipcase).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A WEEK ON THE CONCORD AND MERRIMACK RIVERS (SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR); With an Introduction by Charles R. Anderson and Illustrations by R.J. Holden
• Publisher: The Limited Edition Club, Avon, Connecticut
• Publication Date: 1975
• Binding: Hardcover
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature American