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Walden; or, life in the woods : corrected proof, 1854

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Description
Proof sheets with manuscript corrections of entire printed text of "Walden." Corrections in pencil are in Thoreau's hand. On the title page: E.J. Weir from Sophia E. Thoreau. A separate leaf contains a table of contents (in pencil) in Thoreau's hand.
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1854
Call number
mssHM 925
Creator
Thoreau, Henry David (1817-1862)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from William K. Bixby library, 1918.
Restrictions
RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
Dimensions
26 cm :
Associated people
Bixby, William K. (1857-1931,)
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