Fields, Osgood, 1870. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Small 8v in terra cotta cloth, spne title in gilt. Slight spine lean, corners rubbed, shallow chipping at both spine ends, p.o. bookplate, private library rubber stamp on the contents page, p.o. signature on the title page.

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Bookseller: Dunaway Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 298787
Title: Society and Solitude
Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Fields, Osgood
Date Published: 1870

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