The Writings of Henry David Thoreau

Twenty (20) volumes in half green morocco over mottled boards with matching endpapers. Spines with pleasing floral gilt decoration. Top edges gilt. Edition limited to 600 copies only, each with a page in the first volume ( written both sides) from Thoreau’s journal in his own hand. The subject of these pages seems to be the Moon and Aurora Borealis. Also signed by publisher.

This is copy #94. Each volume has colour frontis and gravure as well as additional gravures from photos in the text. Leather has faded to brown on spines but not unattractively. Edgewear to extremities but o/w a near fine set and rare thus. #31278.

Houghton Mifflin
1906
Boston