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Essays: First Series
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
This is a rare, first edition copy of "ESSAYS" by Ralph Waldo Emerson. 1841 1st edition, 1st printing; James Munroe and Company; Boston. The book is a collection of Emerson's first series of essays, including the classic, "Self Reliance" - please see the photos for the complete list. Original publisher's cloth binding.
Condition:
Staining and fading of the cloth over the covers and spine. There are numerous cloth pieces missing at the spine - please see the photos. The top and bottom edges of the spine are worn with cloth pieces missing. Worn cover corners. Cloth tears along the outer edges of the boards. There is a horizontal cloth tear near the bottom of the spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. Fading to the cream colored end paper and pastedown at the front. The end papers at the back have a light stain at the lower-inner corner. Occasional, inoffensive mild foxing to the pages (though heavier foxing on the front and rear end papers). Pages 96 & 97 have a 2" x 2" shadow area at the upper-inner corners from a newspaper clipping left between them. Overall the book is in Fair condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7892
- Title
- Essays
- Author
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- James Munroe and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1841
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ralph waldo emerson, essays, first second series, english traits, boston hymn, self reliance, compensation, love, nature, friendship, transcendentalism, concord hymn, the over soul, henry david thoreau, john greenleaf whittier, oliver wendell holmes
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature / Fiction; Non-Fiction; Poetry;
Terms of Sale
CraigsClassics
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
CraigsClassics
Biblio member since 2018
Hudson, New Hampshire
About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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