Emerson on the Scholar by Sealts, Merton M., Jr - 1992

University of Missouri Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0826208312 . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 326 pages .

Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1992. Hardcover. Good +/good. Hardcover. 9 1/2" X 6 1/2". xiv, 326pp. Rubbing, creasing, and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Rubbing and gentle bumps to corners and edges of blue cloth over boards. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: In this innovative study of Ralph Waldo Emerson's conception of the scholar, Merton Sealts sheds new light on Emerson's attainment of his influential position in nineteenth-century intellectual, cultural, and literary history. Sealts is the first author to go beyond Henry Nash Smith's statement, "The Scholar is the hero of Emerson's unwritten Prelude"--the protagonist of his spiritual autobiography--by systematically examining the development and testing of the scholar as Emerson's idealized self-image. During the 1830s, after Emerson had resigned his Boston pulpit and was seeking a new vocation, he began to conceive of the scholar as someone who could think for and… Read More

Columbia and london: Univ of Missouri Press, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/New. Following the course of Emerson's intellectual life in terms of his chosen angle of vision as a scholar, Emerson on the Scholar leads to a new understanding and appreciation of Emerson and his thought in relation to American life, then and now. No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality. .

Columbia and London: Univ of Missouri Press, 1992. First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Clean unmarked copy, like new. Dust jacket in a new protective mylar sleeve.

Univ of Missouri Pr, 1992. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. FINE/FINE. 352 pp. A pristine copy in like DJ.

Univ of Missouri Pr, 1992-06-01. Hardcover. Used:Good.

Columbia: University Of Missouri Press, 1992. Hardcover. Book fine, Dust jacket fine.. The back of the dust jacket is scratched.

Univ of Missouri Pr, 1992. Hardcover. As new, clean, tight & bright condition, with bright and crisp dust jacket. 326pp.

Columbia, MO, U.S.A.: University of Missouri Press, 1992. Hardback. Fine/Very Good.

Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 1992. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book and jacket show some shelfwear. Jacket has been mylared for protection. Flecks on the bottom page edge corner.. First Edition, 1st printing. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good +. Mylared.