BIB_ID
288161
Accession number
MA 1302.21
Creator
Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862.
Display Date
1853 Mar. 9-Aug. 18.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, with the Wakeman Collection, 1909.
Description
1 v. (ca. 506 p.), bound ; 23.7 cm
Notes
252 leaves, paged 1-499 by Thoreau on rectos, including two blank but foliated pages (452 and 453). With index on the last 7 pages, and notes in pencil on freezing of Walden Pond and "Pond Kalendar" on front paste-down and free endpapers.
High reserve.
In 1878-1885, H.G.O. Blake published selections from Thoreau's journals. This volume has blue pencil use-marks by Blake on pages throughout, as well as two headings: "End of 'Early Spring'" (on p. [136]) and "'Summer'" (on p. 271).
Part of a collection of 39 journals written by Thoreau between 1837 and 1861. The journals are described in 39 individual records.
High reserve.
In 1878-1885, H.G.O. Blake published selections from Thoreau's journals. This volume has blue pencil use-marks by Blake on pages throughout, as well as two headings: "End of 'Early Spring'" (on p. [136]) and "'Summer'" (on p. 271).
Part of a collection of 39 journals written by Thoreau between 1837 and 1861. The journals are described in 39 individual records.
Provenance
By descent in 1862 to Thoreau's sister, Sophia; by descent in 1876 to Thoreau's friend and correspondent, H.G.O. Blake; by descent in 1898 to E.H. Russell; sold around 1906; Stephen H. Wakeman; purchased by Pierpont Morgan with the Wakeman Collection, 1909.
Housed in
Brown quarter leather drop-spine box (27.8 cm)
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