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Henry David Thoreau. Walden or Life in the Woods. Lakeside Press, 1930.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A limited edition of 1000 copies from Lakeside Press in 1930-- pages uncut and fresh but there is some soiling to the spine. Slipcase is poor but it has protected the book. See my photos of the book you will receive, not stock photos. All books are wrapped in bubble wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. USPS tracking provided. #C2
Seller: Nightshade Booksellers, IOBA member, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
Thoreau, Henry David. Walden, or Life in the Woods. Lakeside Press, 1930.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Lakeside Press January 1930 Binding: Hardcover bumping to left side of spine, rubbing has caused streaks of red on lower half of back board otherwise sound, tight copy $NRP
Seller: Visible Voice Books, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Thoreau, Henry David. WALDEN, Or Life in the Woods. The Lakeside Press: Chicago, 1930.
Price: US$115.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Illus. by Rudolph Ruzicka, 9.5 x 6.5", yellow cloth backed patterned boards, 355pp, covers rubbed, spine darkened, extremities bumped, pp toned, with Philip C. Duschnes bookseller label inside rear cover. LIMITED TO ONE THOUSAND COPIES.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$140.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: (13) PAGES WITH TWO LOOSE INISERTS. THIS IS AN UNCOMMON PROSPECTUS ADVERTISING BROCHURE BOOKLET FOR FOUR CLASSIC AMERICAN BOOKS. THE BOOKLET IS COVERED BY A STIFF PAPER GRAY JACKET WITH A PRINTED PAPER LABEL, THE BOOKLET IS STRING BOUND. THE FOUR BOOKS THAT ARE ADVERTISED INCLUDE "MOBY DICK." BY HERMAN MELVILLE THAT INCLUDES A TIPPED IN 8 3/8" X 11 1/2" PAGE WITH A B/W ENGRAVING OF CAPTAIN AHAB ON THE DECK OF HIS WHALING SHIP. TWO OTHER ENGRAVINGS BY ROCKWELL KENT ARE INCLUDED. THE SECOND BOOK IS "TALES" BY EDGAR ALLEN POE WITH AN ORNATE ILLUSTRATION OF THE TITLE PAGE BY WILLIAQM A. DWIGGINS. THE THIRD BOOK IS "TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST. A PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF LIFE AT SEA" BY RICHARD HENRY DANA Jr. THE TIPPED IN PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS ARE THE TITLE PAGE AND A MAP OF THE VOYAGE AROUND THE CAPE OF HORN AT THE SOUTHERN TIP OF SOUTH AMERICA, THE FOURTH BOOK IS "WALDEN OR LIFE IN THE WOODS" BY HENRY DAVID THOREAU THAT IS ILLUSTRATED BY RUDOLPH RUZICKA. A BEAUTIFUL ENGRAVING OF A MAN SITTING IN THE WOODS UNDER A TREE, IS TIPPED INTO THE BROCHURE. THERE ARE TWO LOOSE INSERTS, AN ORDER FORM AND A LAKESIDE PRESS NOTICE THAT THERE WILL BE NO TRADE DISCOUNTS ON THE BOOKS. THE ADVERTISING BROCHURE PORTRAYS THE QUALITY OF THE RAG PAPER AND PRINTING PROCESS FOR THE LIMITED EDITION BOOKS OF 1000 COPIES ALONG WITH THEIR PRICES RANGING FRO $15.00 TO $52.00. BY THE LAKESIDE PRESS OF R. R. DONNELLEY AND SONS OF CHICAGO, IL. ) PAGE Size: 8 3/4" x 12"
Seller: Aah Rare Chicago, Glenview, IL, U.S.A.
THOREAU, Henry David. WALDEN OR LIFE IN THE WOODS. The Lakeside Press, Chicago, 1930.
Price: US$187.50 + shipping
Description: Decorated boards. One of 1000 copies illustrated by Rudolph Ruzicka with an introduction by Raymond Adams. Light adhesive remnant on front pastedown from a removed bookplate, slight browning to gutters. Spine darkened. Very Good in a Very Good slipcase
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
Henry David Thoreau. WALDEN, or Life in the Woods. The Lakeside Press, Chicago, 1930.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: ONE OF 1000 COPIES. A deluxe illustrated fine press edition of Thoreau's classic. Yellow cloth and paper-covered boards housed in the publisher's original slipcase box. Book in fine condition; box shows mild rubbing and shelf wear but about very good. Illustrated by Rudolph Ruzicka.
Seller: Kubik Fine Books Ltd., ABAA, Dayton, OH, U.S.A.