
A collection of the Henry David Thoreau's works in a Modern Library edition. Includes "Walden," "Cape Cod," "Civil Disobedience," and "Slavery in Massachusetts," among other works. Edited, and with a biographical introduction by Brooks Atkinson and a foreword by Townsend Scudder. --- In Toledano spine 8 / green cloth / gilt titling on black spine & cover blocks / black topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style i, verso lists 379 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1957 (though 1950 date appears in book). ML #155.3. --- With chafing to edges of cloth and spotting to topstain, else a sound, unmarked copy. NOTE: A weakened from hinge has been carefully repaired on this item. Unclipped jacket ($1.65) with chips and small tears to edges, otherwise bright, intact and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; 12mo 7" - 7-1/2" tall; xxiv, 732, (10, ads) pages
Title: Walden and Other Writings of Henry David Thoreau (Modern Library #155.3)
Location Published: New York, The Modern Library / Random House: [c.1957]
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good in Good dust jacket
Categories: >>Modern Library Editions, >>Biography, Autobiography, Memoir, >>Philosophy/Psychology/Thought
Stock No.: 86796