Letters to Various Persons, by Henry D. Thoreau, Ticknor and Fields, 1865, 229 pp. BAL 20116. Borst A6.1.a. With a brief Reader's Note by R. W. E. (Ralph Waldo Emerson, who compiled the volume.) The first published collection of Thoreau correspondence. Correspondents are indicated by their initials only. Includes nine poems by Thoreau, too. An edition of 2,130 copies, bound in a variety of colored cloth. This one is in textured green with gilt letters on the spine. Partially wrapped in torn archival plastic. Pencil notes on flyleaves. Slight wear to cover edges. A few instances of fox marks on pages. Overall in good condition. Interested? You can make arrangements to see it in person at the Shop at Walden Pond in Concord, Mass.