The Writings of Henry David Thoreau: VII, Early Spring in Massachusetts; VIII, Summer; IX, Autumn; X, Winter four volumes

The Writings of Henry David Thoreau: VII, Early Spring in Massachusetts; VIII, Summer; IX, Autumn; X, Winter (four volumes)

Thoreau, Henry David and H. G. O. Blake (editor)

Boston / New York: Houghton Mifflin Company / The Riverside Press, 1884, 1887, 1892, 1893. Hardcover. 4 vols. Blue ribbed cloth, gilt letters on spines. VII: 354 pp., 5 BW illus., one map. VIII: 382 pp., 5 BW illus. IX: 470 pp., 5 BW illus. X: 439 pp., 5 BW illus. G- (Ex-art library and well worn, with i.d. marks on book block edges and outermost pages; outer spines have white numbers on them or former label mark; some hinges are loos ening; some soil marks or spots on some covers; substantial wear to heads of most outer spines; pages are tanning only slightly; possible rebinding candidates.). Item #160998

The four seasonal volumes from the Riverside edition of writings penned by American author Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862). His Worcester friend and second literary inheritor, Harrison Gray Otis Blake, culled seasonal entries from Thoreau's journals and arranged them into four volumes. Blake was a bit liberal with the editing process; and so from a scholar's standpoint, these versions are less than desirable because they don't always quote Henry verbatim. They still offer wonderful observations about the natural world, however. The volumes include 19 natural scenes as captured by photographer Herbert W. Gleason, a copy of a young portrait of Thoreau, and a map of Concord. Not the prettiest jewels in the box, but just fine and dandy inside.