Wild Apples History Apple Tree by Thoreau Henry David (15 results)

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This Henry David Thoreau classic is called Wild Apples. It is a venerable Henry David Thoreau work, subtitled 'The History of the Apple Tree,' and it stands as a classic among natural history essays. This Thoreau essay contains the following excerpt:'It is remarkable how closely the history of the Apple-tree is connected with that of man. The geologist tells us that the order of the Rosaceae, which includes the Apple, also the true Grasses, and the Labiatae, or Mints, were introduced only a short time previous to the appearance of man on the globe. It appears that apples made a part of the food of that unknown primitive people whose traces have lately been found at the bottom of the Swiss lakes, supposed to be older than the foundation of Rome, so old that they had no metallic implements. An entire black and shrivelled Crab-Apple has been recovered from their stores.'.

16mo (78 x 47 mm), [4], 94, [4]pp., prelims a little creased, half calf by Frank Fortney, diamond tooling in blind, lettered in gilt. Designed by Bruce Rogers, presswork by The Marchbanks Press, New York.

Full Leather. Condition: very good. Miniature book. (3" x 2"). 95pp. Bound in full brown leather wilt gilt lettering and design to cover and spine. Designed by Bruce Rogers. Paper from Stevens-Nelson, NY. Binding by Frank Fortney, NY. Top front corner has a small stain.

Hardcover (Full Leather). Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. HENRY DAVID THOREAU. Wild Apples, History of the Apple Tree, Worcester: Achille J. St. Onge, 1956.Miniature (about 2x3 inches or 5x7.5cm), pp. 95, 1 (note), diced pigskin covers with gilt lettering to front, back and spine, gilt apples on front and back, all edges tinted yellow. St. Onge, in his advertising for this book, said it was the smallest book designed by Bruce Rogers. Printed at Marchbanks Press. BAL 20278, Bradbury 2915.Condition of this book: Fine, spot of discoloration at fore edge. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. Size: Miniature. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Environment & Ecology; United States; 1950s; Literature & Literary. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 53972. This booklet or book is lighter than a standard-size book, and may involve a lesser shipping cost than that quoted by this site. If that is the case, you will be charged the lesser rate when your order is processed, not the rate shown here.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 3 x 2", gilt-lettered leather, 95pp, covers a little rubbed and cupped, pp a little edge-toned but still a decent, clean copy of this miniature book. Designed by Bruce Rogers.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Original tan leather, title in gilt on spine and upper cover. Designed by Bruce Rogers. Miniature book: 2 x 3 inches.

Leatherbound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A beautiful miniature book, one of only two ever designed by the legendary book designer Bruce Rogers, and perhaps the most sought after of St. Onge's miniature masterpieces. Produced in a limited edition of 950 copies bound in full tan leather, blind-stamped in a cross-hatch design with gilt titles and tiny gilt apples, all edges gilt. The condition is virtually mint.ACHILLE J. ST. ONGE (1913?1978) was the greatest maker of miniature books in the 20th Century. Based in Worcester, Massachusetts, he began producing miniature volumes as a hobby in 1935. By the time he ceased in 1977, St. Onge had created 48 miniature masterpieces on an eclectic variety of subjects. The books all remain much-prized by collectors.