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THOREAU, HENRY DAVID. Walden; or, Life in the Woods. Illustrated with vignette of Thoreau's hut on title-page, and map of Walden Pond. 8vo, original brown cloth with covers decoratively blind-stamped, few light spots, spine ruled in blind and lettered in gilt, front hinge and joint strengthened, few cosmetic touch-ups to spine tips; pale yellow coated endpapers; cloth chemise and slipcase. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1854
first edition. This copy with two blank leaves and rear free endpaper followed by 8 pages publisher's advertisement at end dated May, 1854 (no priority). One of the key documents of American Transcendentalism. BAL 20106; Grolier, 100 American, 63; Borst A2.1.a.
