Life in the woods through the seasons : from Thoreau's Walden / Selected and drawn by Veronica Ruzicka : manuscript, 1953.

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Life in the woods through the seasons : from Thoreau's Walden / Selected and drawn by Veronica Ruzicka : manuscript, 1953.

Each leaf is headed by one of the signs of the zodiac, followed by an extract and colored illustration relating to that part of the year. The text is written in a small italic-like hand in black ink.

14 leaves : ill. ; 27 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7801340

Houghton Library

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Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862

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Henry David Thoreau (b. July 12, 1817, Concord, Massachusetts-d. May 6, 1862, Concord, Massachusetts), American author, lecturer, naturalist, student of Native American artifacts and life, transcendentalist, land surveyor, and life-long resident of Concord, Massachusetts. He was an active opponent of slavery and a social critic. He graduated from Harvard College in 1837....

Ruzicka, Veronica

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Created as Christmas cards for Ruth Hornblower Churchill over the course of ten years. From the description of Views of the garden of Ruth Hornblower Churchill [graphic] : 10 Juniper Road, Belmont, Massachuetts / V.R. 1952-1962. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 48553145 ...