Excursions
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1863. First printing. Hardcover. 8vo, publisher's dark green pebbled cloth gilt, very good crisp clean copy, lightest wear to outer joints and spine ends. Hinges in great condition, text clean and unmarked, slight toning, occasional fox marks. Ownership signature of A. Frances Pillsbury, Ocean Steamship Fulton, December 17, 1863, almost certainly Ann Frances Pillsbury (1819-1889), an educator and artist, married to Gilbert Pillsbury, the brother of Parker Pillsbury, a well known abolitionist and advocate for women's suffrage who was a correspondent of Thoreau's, possibly a friend, so a near-association copy by a couple degrees of separation! Includes "Walking," "Wild Apples," "Night and Moonlight" and other classic essays. Very Good. Item #H23179
Price: $1,400.00