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THOREAU, Henry David.
A Yankee in Canada with Anti-Slavery and Reform Papers.
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1866. FIRST EDITION 1 blank leaf + TP + 1 leaf = Contents + [1]-286 + 2blank leaves, Octavo. BAL 20117, Binding A; Borst A7.1.a. One of the most significant volumes to be published in the wake of Thoreau's death in 1862, this contains the first book appearance of his most famous essay "Civil Disobedience" which profoundly influenced the lives of Gandhi and Martin Luther King. (The essay had previously appeared under the title "Resistance to Civil Government" in Elizabeth Peabody's periodical Aesthetic Papers.) Also included are the important essay "Life Without Principles" along with all of Thoreau's major political writings and one work "Prayers" which was actually written by Ralph Waldo Emerson. The first five chapters present Thoreau's humorous record of a tour of Montreal and Quebec made in the Autumn of 1850. Lightly chipped at top and bottom of spine. Covers and spine faded with some unevenness and a few ink spots to front cover. Interior in good shape. Overall, a nice copy. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
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