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The Annotated Walden: Walden; or, Life in the Woods. Together with Civil Disobedience, a Detailed Chronology and Various Pieces about its Author, the Writing and Publishing of the Book
by Thoreau, Henry D. [David]; Van Doren Stern, Philip
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
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About This Item
New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc./Publisher, 1970. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 9x6x1. First edition. Jacket edges rubbed with some chips and tears, jacket reverse taped at spine head and spine base. Minor highlighting. 1970 Large Hardcover. 502 pp. Edited, with an introduction, notes, and bibliography by Philip Van Doren Stern. Illustrated with maps, portraits, photographs, manuscript pages, drawings, and decorations. The Annotated Walden" by Philip Van Doren Stern was first released in 1970. The editor had also worked with the writings of Thomas de Quincey, Edgar Allan Poe, and Abraham Lincoln. In addition to the text of WALDEN, this volume includes many "extras": an extensive Thoreau biography, details about the original publication, a lifetime chronology based on Thoreau's journal entries, photos of people and places featured in HDT's life and in Concord, selected woodcuts illustrative of the time, a bibliography, an index, and an annotated version of the essay CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE. The explanatory notes -- the essence of an annotated edition -- shed some light on the more complex references and turns of phrase.
Synopsis
From the book:When I wrote the following pages, or rather the bulk of them, I lived alone, in the woods, a mile from any neighbor, in a house which I had built myself, on the shore of Walden Pond, in Concord, Massachusetts, and earned my living by the labor of my hands only. I lived there two years and two months. At present I am a sojourner in civilized life again. I should not obtrude my affairs so much on the notice of my readers if very particular inquiries had not been made by my townsmen concerning my mode of life, which some would call impertinent, though they do not appear to me at all impertinent, but, considering the circumstances, very natural and pertinent. Some have asked what I got to eat; if I did not feel lonesome; if I was not afraid; and the like. Others have been curious to learn what portion of my income I devoted to charitable purposes; and some, who have large families, how many poor children I maintained. I will therefore ask those of my readers who feel no particular interest in me to pardon me if I undertake to answer some of these questions in this book. In most books, the I, or first person, is omitted; in this it will be retained; that, in respect to egotism, is the main difference. We commonly do not remember that it is, after all, always the first person that is speaking. I should not talk so much about myself if there were anybody else whom I knew as well. Unfortunately, I am confined to this theme by the narrowness of my experience. Moreover, I, on my side, require of every writer, first or last, a simple and sincere account of his own life, and not merely what he has heard of other men's lives; some such account as he would send to his kindred from a distant land; for if he has lived sincerely, it must have been in a distant land to me. Perhaps these pages are more particularly addressed to poor students. As for the rest of my readers, they will accept such portions as apply to them. I trust that none will stretch the seams in putting on the coat, for it may do good service to him whom it fits.
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- Yesterday's Muse Books
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- Title
- The Annotated Walden: Walden; or, Life in the Woods. Together with Civil Disobedience, a Detailed Chronology and Various Pieces about its Author, the Writing and Publishing of the Book
- Author
- Thoreau, Henry D. [David]; Van Doren Stern, Philip
- Format/Binding
- Large Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Clarkson N. Potter, Inc./Publisher
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Size
- 9x6x1
- Weight
- 3.38 lbs
- Keywords
- AMERICAN LITERATURE AMERICANA HENRY DAVID THOREAU WALDEN
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Yesterday's Muse Inc. is an independent used & rare bookseller that has been in operation for over 15 years. We opened our first 'brick and mortar' storefront in December of 2008 in our hometown of Webster, NY.Owner Jonathan Smalter is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), former vice president of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), both of which are trade organizations created to promote ethical online selling practices, and to encourage continuing education among fellow booksellers. He is also a 2011 graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS). He has nearly 20 years of experience in the book trade, during which time he has become adept at evaluating used and collectible books.
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