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Walden / Henry David Thoreau.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thoreau, Henry David.
- Series:
- Courage classics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862.
- Thoreau, Henry David.
- Penn Provenance:
- Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)
- Physical Description:
- 207, [1] pages : map ; 22 cm
- Distribution:
- Philadelphia, Pa. : Imprint of Running Press,
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, Pa. : Courage Books, 1990.
- Contents:
- Walden. Economy; Where I loved, and What I Lived For; Reading; Sounds; Solitude; Visitors; The Bean-Field; The Village; The Ponds; Baker Farm; Higher Laws; Brute Neighbors; House-Warming; Former Inhabitants; and Winter Visitors; Winter Animals; The Pond in Winter; Spring; Conclusion
- Essays. By E. B. White; By Max Lerner.
- Notes:
- "The text of this volume is reprinted from a first edition of 'Walden: or, Life in the Woods' published in 1854 by Ticknor and Fields, Boston."--Title page verso.
- "The essay Thoreau: No Hermit by Max Lerner is reprinted by permission of Max Lerner from 'Ideas are Weapons' by Max Lerner, copyright © 1939 by Max Lerner (The Viking Press, Inc., New York)."--Title page verso.
- "The essay A Slight Sound of Evening by E. B. White, from 'Essays of E. B. White,' copyright © 1954, renewed 1982 by E. B. White, is reprinted by permission of Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc."--Title page verso.
- "Jacket illustration by Roy Purcell. Jacket design by Toby Schmidt. Typography: English Times and Plantin by rci, Philadelphia. Austea Open by Letraset."--Title page verso.
- Local Notes:
- Running Press Collection copies 1 & 2 presented to the Penn Libraries by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.
- Running Press copy 1 dustjacket has photograph of Thoreau and different ISBN (0762405562) than that printed on title page verso.
- Running Press copy 1 is "10" printing.
- Running Press copy 2 has dustjacked illustrated by Roy Purcell retained.
- Running Press copy 2 is "5" printing.
- ISBN:
- 0894718797
- 9780894718793
- OCLC:
- 228437130
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