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Henry David Thoreau. [The Season Books]. Early Spring in Massachusetts. 1881. -- Summer. 1884 -- Winter. 1888. -... (Total: 4 )
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Henry David Thoreau. [The Season Books]. Early Spring in Massachusetts. 1881. -- Summer. 1884 -- Winter. 1888. -- Autumn. 1892. All Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company.Together, 4 volumes, 8vo. Folding map of Concord in Summer. Original gilt-lettered green cloth, top edges gilt.
FIRST EDITIONS of Thoreau's "seasons" taken from his journals and edited by his friend, H. G. O. Blake.
Condition: Minor rubbing and slight wear to joints and extremities; Winter with a little fraying at head of spine and covers rubbed with some light abrasions; Early Spring with very slight blistering of cloth, otherwise fine and bright.
References: BAL 20123, 20127, 20129, 20130.
Provenance: Purchased from Seven Gables Bookshop, New York, 26 November and 5 December 1962. From the William A. Strutz Library.
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2025 September 10 - 11 Important English and American Literature: The William A. Strutz Library, Part III, Rare Books Signature® Auction #6321 (go to Auction Home page)
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