Henry David Thoreau

American poet, essayist, philosopher, naturalist and pacifist Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) is perhaps best known for Walden, or Life in the Woods written during his stay on Ralph Waldo Emerson’s property outside Concord, MA. Among his other well-known works are Civil Disobedience and The Maine Woods.



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Shoe-strings
Henry David Thoreau

2023 / Essay / $25.00
Fine / 8 pp


Edition is out of print

In this amusing passage from the journals of Henry David Thoreau, Henry considers the problem of keeping one's shoestrings tight on long walks and discovers that he's never properly learned how to tie his shoes (despite being a graduate of Harvard College). This is item number six in the 'Henry' series.

This book was typeset in Intertype Garamond and Monotype Garamont and printed letterpress on Zerkall mouldmade paper in black, green and grey.

Bound with a three-hole stitch in a green Saint Armand Canal paper. Comes in an envelope printed in three colours. Octavo format. Limited edition of 90 copies.


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