Of woodland pools, spring-holes & ditches
Subtitle: excerpts from the journal of  Henry David Thoreau wherein he observes and reflects upon the nature of life and vernal pools
By: with engravings by Abigail Rorer and an introduction by Bradley P. Dean
Contributors: Dean, Bradley P.; Rorer, Abigail; Russem, Michael; Blumenthal, Barbara B. (Barbara Borenstein); Bixler, Michael; Bixler, Winifred; Nevins, Iris; Kat Ran Press; Lone Oak Press
Publisher: Lone Oak Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Petersham, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 89
Subjects: Vernal pools
Other titles: Of woodland pools, spring-holes and ditches
Work titles: Journal
Notes: "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.]"--colophon.

"Vernal Pool ..." by Leo P. Kenney & Matthew R. Burne, p. 11.

Bound in brown quarter leather with fore-edge leather strips and marbled paper sides, with gray leather spine label. Laid in green cloth-covered clamshell case with paper spine labels and marbled paper edges.

Rare Book copy: No. 22; signed by the artist.