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Description:
Thoreau, Henry David (1817-1862) Cape Cod. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1865. First edition, octavo, with publisher's catalogue dated December 1864; bound in brown bead-grain textured publisher's cloth, stamped in blind on front and back boards with wreath motif with quatrefoil motif at corners of blocked compartments, spine blocked in gilt with holly border around author and title, coated brown endleaves; spine sunned, some loss to both endcaps, 7 1/8 x 4 1/2 in.
Estimate $200-300
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Fine Books & Manuscripts
The Fine Books & Manuscripts department delivers scholarship, expertise, and attention to detail in appraisals, evaluations, and auctions of rare books and historically important material ranging from medieval manuscripts to presidential documents.