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Thoreau, Henry David
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
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The Writings. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1906
20 vols., 8vo (9 x 6 in.; 228 x 153 mm). With one leaf of manuscript from Thoreau's Journals, 2 pages (9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.; 235 x 190 mm) tipped in at front of first volume. Illustrated with photogravure plates, including many tinted. Brown three-quarter morocco gilt and linen cloth by Stikeman & Co.; a fine set without any perceptible shelf wear or spine fading. Clean partial fold separation of manuscript leaf.
20 vols., 8vo (9 x 6 in.; 228 x 153 mm). With one leaf of manuscript from Thoreau's Journals, 2 pages (9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.; 235 x 190 mm) tipped in at front of first volume. Illustrated with photogravure plates, including many tinted. Brown three-quarter morocco gilt and linen cloth by Stikeman & Co.; a fine set without any perceptible shelf wear or spine fading. Clean partial fold separation of manuscript leaf.
Condition
a fine set without any perceptible shelf wear or spine fading. Clean partial fold separation of manuscript leaf.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
number 396 of 600 copies of the manuscript edition, this copy with text from his essay "autumnal tints." Thoreau revised this essay on the autumn colors of New England foliage for eventual publication in an 1862 edition of Atlantic Monthly. "... the red maple is the most intense scarlet of any of our trees, the sugar maple has been the most celebrated ..."