English Traits
by Emerson, Ralph Waldo
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Original brown cloth, covers stamped in blind, spine lettered in gilt. Bookplate of I. Watson Webb. Head and tail of spine chipp
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About This Item
Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1856. First edition. 312 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original brown cloth, covers stamped in blind, spine lettered in gilt. Bookplate of I. Watson Webb. Head and tail of spine chipped, corners frayed, some rubbing, some light spotting and offsetting of text. First edition. 312 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. This volume is a collection of lectures by Emerson describing his Engish visits including his meetings with English notables such as Carlyle, Coleridge and Wordsworth and describing the English nation, their manners, characters, education, aristocracy, etc. BAL 5226
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 48819
- Title
- English Traits
- Author
- Emerson, Ralph Waldo
- Format/Binding
- 312 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Original brown cloth, covers stamped in blind, spine lettered in gilt. Bookplate of I. Watson Webb. Head and tail of spine chipp
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Phillips, Sampson and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1856
- Keywords
- American | Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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- Tail
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