Penguin C4 from the Illustrated Classics series, which was designed so as to showcase the art of wood-engraving. 1st Edition, published 1938.
In 1845 Thoreau, a Harvard-educated 28-year-old, went to live by himself in the woods in Massachusetts. He stayed for over two years, living self-sufficiently in a small cabin built with his own hands. Walden is his personal account of the experience, in which he documents the beauty and fulfilment to be found in the wilderness, and his philosophical and political motivations for rejecting the materialism which continues to define our modern world.
Condition grading: Good. Some wear to slightly faded spine. Some minor wear to cover edges and corners. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description. Includes remains of dust jacket.
Penguin C4 from the Illustrated Classics series, which was designed so as to showcase the art of wood-engraving. 1st Edition, published 1938.
In 1845 Thoreau, a Harvard-educated 28-year-old, went to live by himself in the woods in Massachusetts. He stayed for over two years, living self-sufficiently in a small cabin built with his own hands. Walden is his personal account of the experience, in which he documents the beauty and fulfilment to be found in the wilderness, and his philosophical and political motivations for rejecting the materialism which continues to define our modern world.
Condition grading: Good. Some wear to slightly faded spine. Some minor wear to cover edges and corners. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description. Includes remains of dust jacket.
