The Annotated Walden. Walden; or, Life in the Woods. Together with "Civil Disobedience," a detailed chronology and various pieces about its author, the writing and publishing of the Book

New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., (1970). First Edition. First Printing Fine in tan cloth covered boards with dark green text on the spine and map end sheets. A quarto measuring 11" by 8 1/2". In a very good, price clipped dust jacket with several closed tears and rubbing to the upper and lower edges of the spine area with clear tape on the recto of the jacket and a shallow (1/4 inch) at the upper edge of the front panel. Edited, with an introduction, notes and bibliography by Philip Van Doren Stern. 502 pages including an index, bibliography and text. Illustrated with reproductions of contemporary works of art, maps, portraits, manuscript pages, (truncated) photographs and engravings. This title also includes details regarding Thoreau and publication of his book: Walden. The text is set up in two-column pages with the original text of Walden in the first column and with the editor's annotations in the second column. (Inventory #: TB31330)