The Thoreau Society and The Thoreau Farm Trust – Thoreau Society and Thoreau Farm Online Auction 2024
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Four Volumes of Thoreau's Writing (Willis Collection)

Item Number
234
Estimated Value
150 USD
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185 USD to ts15b874b
Number of Bids
13  -  Bid History

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Item Description

Princeton Editions of Early Essays and Miscellaneous, Reform Papers, Walden, & Maine Woods.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 

These books are from the collection of Lonnie L. Willis.

Lonnie L. Willis was a Professor of English and American literature at Boise State University from 1970 until 2004. He published short fiction, scholarly articles on Henry David Thoreau, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Robert B. Parker and others, and two books, Red, White, and Dead and The True Adventures of a Texas Sharecropper Kid. He was a long-time member of the Thoreau Society and contributed several articles to the Thoreau Society Bulletin, including “Please, Sir, Would You Sign My Book to Henry David Thoreau?” in Fall 2002 about his collection of first edition books signed by nearly 100 authors. His lifelong infatuation with Henry David Thoreau started with his PhD thesis about Thoreau at University of Colorado in the 1960s and continued throughout his teaching career.  

His full obituary is at this link: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/guampdn/name/lonnie-willis-obituary?id=12835267

This book was donated by Willis's family. Purchase of this item supports Thoreau Farm Trust (TFT) and the preservation of Henry David Thoreau’s Birthplace.

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