Classic books library (384 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. null. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Zustand: Good. Good condition. Volume 1. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. Good condition. Slightly dampstained. No date stated.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Clean pages. Nice condition overall.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Signet Classic Edition October 1961. 439 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Light foxing on page edges. Previous owner's name inscribed on first front-end page.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Used-Acceptable. 219 pp. This is a used book. Please be advised that it is rated "Used-Acceptable" and/or "Poor" due to likely defects such as highlighting, underlining, folds, creases, etc. Still a good reading copy. Pages detached from spine. Spine strengthened with adhesive tape. Stamp inscribed on first front-end page and on fore edge.…

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Like New. 413 pp. Clean, fresh copy with very light shelf wear, crisp pages and clean text.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. New Revised Edition. 250 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Previous owner's name inscribed on top and bottom edge. Light foxing on page edges.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Good. 5th Printing. 334 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Slightly creased spine. Light foxing around page edges.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Used-Acceptable. Copyright © 1987. 289 pp. This is a used book. Please be advised that it is rated "Used-Acceptable" and/or "Poor" due to likely defects such as highlighting, underlining, folds, creases, etc. Previous owner's name inscribed on first front-end page and on top and bottom edge. Heavily damaged spine. Pen and pencil markings throughout text.…

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Good. 255 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Creases and chips on cover.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Used-Acceptable. 13th Printing. 348 pp. A perfectly acceptable reading copy. Creasing along front and back cover. Dent in back cover and multiple back-end pages. Previous owner's name written on first front-end page. Clean text. Slight damage at bottom of spine.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. © 1964. 255 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Some dog-eared pages.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Good. Copyright 1960. 255 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear. Small damage at bottom right corner of front cover. Occasional pen markings on text. Mild foxing on page edges, not affecting text. Synopsis: Thoreau died, aged 44, in 1862. Walden: or, Life in the Woods, based on his experiment in subsistence living between 1845 and 1847, was one of only two books published in his lifetime. Neither was a commercial success. His 'time' came later, and could plausibly be said to be still continuing. By the end of the nineteenth century a vast amount of his writing was in print, including much taken from the 39 notebooks of daily jottings that constituted his Journal. Each generation since has warmed to one or another facet of his writing - his philosophy, observation of nature, simple living, and refusal to pay taxes to a government that supported slavery and waged the Mexican-American War. For purists, it is all too easy to pick holes. Thoreau's philosophy was far from rigorous in an academic sense; many of his observations from nature were not scientifically robust; building his log cabin only one and a half miles from his parents' home and continuing to buy essentials in Concord (he was on his way to the shoe-menders when arrested for non-payment of taxes), he cannot credibly be said to have cut himself off from society; and for his refusal to pay taxes he spent only one night in the local lock-up before an aunt paid his debt. But to pick holes would be to risk missing several important points. First and foremost, he did succeed in sustaining himself at a basic level for fully two years. His diet was essentially, though not exclusively, vegetarian; he drank only water; kept no pets or other livestock; and seems never to have even thought of acquiring and maintaining a family. In so doing, he successfully demonstrated that living in such a way demands only a very small cash income, so that it is not necessary to work anything like "full-time", thus releasing much time for walking, reading, contemplation and writing. He derived great personal satisfaction from that lifestyle and took particular pleasure in his cabin, built by his own hands. The book is not an easy read and a measure of sympathy with the undertaking will be required to get most readers beyond the opening chapters. Even then, all but the most enthusiastic would have to concede that the book is patchy. However, some of the best patches serve to make the whole worthwhile. Such a passage is a description of a hawk in flight found on page 210 of this edition ("On the 29th of April, as I was fishing from the bank near the Nine-Acre-Corner bridge."). Incidentally, to get the absolute most out this passage, and the whole book, readers will need to know the length of a perch (as in rod, pole and perch, 40 to a furlong). It is sixteen and a half feet, or 5.08 metres. From Amazon Review.…

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Used-Acceptable. 1st Printing: October 1961. 336 pp. A perfectly acceptable study/work/research/reading copy! Some pages detached from spine and re-taped with adhesive tape. Previous owner's name inscribed on inside of front cover.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Printing: February 1960. 382 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Pen mark on page 382.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Good. 13th Printing: February 1962. 329 pp. Some underlining. Previous owner's name on flyleaf. Cover worn. A perfectly acceptable reading copy.

Unknown. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Unknown. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Copyright 1958. 430 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear and crisp pages. Slightly creased spine and front cover. Water stains on top edge. Slightly skewed spine. Top corner on front cover torn off.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 7th Printing. 176 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Slightly creased and damaged spine. Light foxing on page edges, not affecting text. Stain on top and fore edges.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 286 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Light foxing on page edges, not affecting text.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Revised and Updated 2004. 456 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear. Clean tetxt. Light crease on front cover pate. An excellent reading/ study copy.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Like New. 350 + pp. Clean, tight, sharp copy with minimal shelf wear and light browning.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 128 pp. An excellent study or work or reading or research copy! Solidly and tightly bound copy with clean text. Moderate browning, tanning, foxing or discoloration on page edges, not affecting text. Bumped corners. Minor cut on cover page top corner near spine. Random scribble on inside back cover page.…

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Like New. 1st Signet Classic Printing: August 1980. 191 pp. Clean, fresh, sharp copy with very light shelf wear. Crisp pages and clean text.