Of woodland pools, spring-holes & ditches : excerpts from the journal of Henry David Thoreau

Description:	Henry David Thoreau has long been revered for his writings and observations on the natural world. His words evoke his environment with stunning clarity as well as his own innate sense of wonder. His journal, from which the text of Of Woodland Pools, Spring-Holes & Ditches is drawn, shares these strengths, providing an intimate view of Thoreaus day-to-day existence.The selected excerpts are pulled from the months of March, April, and May, and all pertain to what are now called vernal pools—temporary pools of water, free of fish, at their peak in the spring, and the breeding ground for numerous creatures.In this volume, Thoreaus words are accompanied by twenty-eight engravings by artist Abigail Rorer. The delicacy and detail of these engravings make them the perfect companion to Thoreaus words, adding another layer of beauty to his observations. Each engraving is a work of art in and of itself, enriched by the text and Thoreaus visionary descriptions. The engravings are based on the woods and vernal pools explored by Thoreau, lending them undeniable authenticity.Thoreau once proclaimed, I have an appointment with spring.Through his words and Rorers art, so too does the reader.--Barnes & Nable Booksellers website (accessed July 11, 2018)Seventy signed and numbered copies ... were produced ... Michael Russem of Kat Ran Press, Florence, Massachusetts, designed the book and printed the text on Zerkall Book. The Baskerville type was set by Michael and Winifred Bixler, Skaneateles, New York. The engravings were printed and hand-colored by Abigail Rorer of The Lone Oak Press ... Barbara B. Blumenthal, Northampton, Massachusetts, designed and completed the cases and bindings with marbled paper by Iris Nevins of Johnsonburg, New Jersey. Fourteen deluxe copies are accompanied by an extra suite of prints and one of the original engraved blocks as a boxed set--ColophonI-ART copy: Librarys copy, signed by the engraver, is no. 20.
Origin:	2005
Created By:	Thoreau, Henry David; Rorer, Abigail
Publisher:	Petersham, Mass. : Lone Oak Press, 2005.
Source:	http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/BookArts/id/1935
Collection:	Herron Library Fine Press and Book Arts Collection
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Copyright:	In Copyright
Subjects:	Vernal pools--Massachusetts. Bound in brown quarter leather with fore-edge leather strips and marbled paper sides green cloth-covered clamshell case with paper spine labels and marbled paper edges

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