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Of woodland pools, spring-holes & ditches : excerpts from the journal of Henry David Thoreau wherein he observes and reflects upon the nature of life and vernal pools
Title:
Of woodland pools, spring-holes & ditches : excerpts from the journal of Henry David Thoreau wherein he observes and reflects upon the nature of life and vernal pools
Author:
Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862.
Uniform Title:
Journal. Selections
Publication Information:
Petersham, Mass. : Lone Oak Press, 2005.
Physical Description:
89 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf : illustrations (some color) ; 21 x 26 cm
General Note:
Limited ed. of 70 copies.

"Seventy signed and numbered copies of this book were produced from the spring of 2004 through the spring of 2005. Michael Russem of Kat Ran Press, Florence, Massachusetts, designed the book and printed the text on Zerkall Book. The Baskerville type was set by Michael and Winifred Bixler, Skaneateles, New York. The engravings were printed and hand-colored by Abigail Rorer of The Lone Oak Press ... Barbara B. Blumenthal, Northampton, Massachusetts, designed and completed the cases and bindings with marbled paper by Iris Nevins of Johnsonburg, New Jersey. Fourteen deluxe copies are accompanied by an extra suite of the prints and one of the original engraved blocks as a boxed set."--Colophon.

"Vernal pool : an ephemeral wetland free of breeding populations of fish" / Leo P. Kenney & Matthew R. Burne--P. 11.

Letterpress printed with wood engravings. Bound in brown quarter leather with leather on the fore-edges and marbled paper sides; gray leather spine label tooled in gold. Laid in green cloth-covered clamshell case with paper spine labels, stamped in gold, and marbled paper edges.
Language:
English
Local Note:
Rare Book Room owns copy 36 of 70.
Format :
Book