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Collecting Inspiration: Henry David Thoreau & Nature

Posted on July 8, 2020February 18, 2021 by Maxine Carter-Lome

Figure 2: Henry D. Thoreau, ambrotype by Edward Sidney Dunshee, 1862. Th33b, Henry D. Thoreau, Gift of Mr. Walton Ricketson and Miss Anna Ricketson (1929). photo courtesy of the Concord Museum

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by Erica Lome, Ph.D. One April morning, when Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was fishing in a stream outside the center of Concord, Massachusetts, he was distracted by a hawk as […]

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Gavels 'n' Paddles: Thoreau first edition book, $14,400, PBA Galleries

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Maxine Carter-Lome

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Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A first edition copy of Henry David Thoreau’s seminal work, Walden: Or, Life in the Woods, sold for $14,400 […]

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To Buy or Not to Buy, That is the Question

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Collector

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To Buy or Not to Buy, That is the Question Collecting Old and Rare Books by James Dawson Why do we collect books or anything else for that matter? Not […]

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