20440 na. THOREAU’S CAPE COD WITH THE EARLY PHOTOGRAPHS OF HERBERT W. GLEASON. Barre. 1973. Edited by Thea Wheelwright with Introduction. 96 p. Soft wraps. This is a very unique book that will appeal greatly to those who love the stunning landscape of Cape Cod and the words of Henry David Thoreau. This book features the early photography of Herbert W. Gleason. At the very beginning of the 20th century a remarkable collaboration was initiated when Gleason, former minister and inspired photographer, set out on Cape Cod with his camera to follow exactly in the footsteps of a man who had traveled there 54 years before. Herbert Gleason’s photographs are excellent in themselves. His reverence for nature, and his ability to reveal its beauty through the camera, led him to eventually work with other naturalists such as John Muir, John Burroughs and Luther Burbank. Henry David Thoreau’s account of his journey on the Cape fascinated Gleason, and he decided to meticulously record in photographs the scenes, which had remained unchanged, that Thoreau had described. Each of the 50 photos included is juxtaposed  with the inspiring words and prose of Thoreau. Some of the photographs include: Pleasant Bay at South Orleans, Mill Pond, Chatham, Harwich Port, the Sound, Muddy Creek toward Pleasant Bay, Crystal Pond, Orleans, Nauset Three Sisters Lighthouses and  Bluffs, Eastham, Wellfleet Bluffs from Cahoon’s Hollow, Wellfleet Dunes, Truro, Herring Pond, Chatham, North Truro, Pamet River, The Clay Pounds, Telegraph Hill, Provincetown, and many more. This book finally fulfills Gleason’s intention to merge the camera eye with Thoreau’s mind’s eye. The physical character of the Cape is here – the severe beauty of beach and dune, the expanse of ocean and sky. A feast for the eyes and soul. Clean, tight, moderate wear to wraps, gift inscription inside front wrap. (VG+). $34.