The Essays Of Ralph Waldo Emerson
by Emerson, Ralph Waldo
American essayist, philosopher and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882) lead Transcendentalism in the early nineteenth century and greatly influenced the later New Thought movement. Summing up his work, Emerson said that his primary principle was "the infinitude of the private man", and advised to "make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you." His First Series collects together the following 12 essays: History, Self-Reliance, Compensation, Spiritual Laws, Love, Friendship, Prudence, Heroism, The Over-Soul, Circles, Intellect and Art.
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Collector's Edition. EASTON PRESS books are among the highest quality leather bound books ever produced. Bound in full genuine leather with hubbed spine, accented with 22kt gold lettering and designs, printed on archival paper (acid neutral) with gilded edges, smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. Lustrous silk moire endpapers. A silk page marker is sewn into the binding. This book,… Read more about this item Item Price
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1934. EMERSON, Ralph Waldo. THE ESSAYS OF RALPH WALDO EMERSON. With critical introduction by Edward F. O'Day. The First Series, MDCCCXLI, and the Second Series, MDCCCXLIV, in one volume. San Francisco: Now newly imprinted for the Limited Editions Club by John Henry Nash, 1934. Issued in a numbered edition of 1,500, this copy is unnumbered and out-of-series. However, it… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE ESSAYS OF RALPH WALDO EMERSON
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San Francisco: Limited Editions Club, 1934. Hardcover. Upper corners slightly bumped. Near Fine, lacking the slipcase. Folio (9" x 13-1/2") bound in cloth-backed blue paper boards. Contains both the First and the Second Series of Emerson's masterful essays with a critical introduction By Edward F. O'Day. Copy #432 of 1500 beautifully designed, printed in red and black, and… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson: The First Series MDCCCXLI and the Second Series MDCCCXLIV in One Volume
by Emerson, Ralph Waldo; introduction by Edward F. O'Day
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The Limited Editions Club, NY, 1934. Hardcover. Very Good. Folio, hardcover. No dj. Vg condition. Several small old tape residue marks to front endpapers; Covers and contents clean, unworn, no marking or writing. Binding square and tight. Original slipcase present, though barely holding together. Item Price
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New York: Heritage Press. Hardcover. Fine/Slipcase-Very Good+. New York: Fine/Slipcase-Very Good+ 8 3/4" x 11", beautifully designed based on the 1934 edition from Limited Editions Club Red title on title age and also in margins of interior pages Page edges stained red Boards are covered in green and cream marbled paper, cream… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE ESSAYS OF RALPH WALDO EMERSON
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San Francisco: Limited Editions Club, 1934. Hardcover. Spine a little darkened. Near Fine in a Fair slipcase lacking the backstrip. Folio (9" x 13-1/2") bound in cloth-backed blue paper boards. Contains both the First and the Second Series of Emerson's masterful essays with a critical introduction By Edward F. O'Day. Copy #7 of 1500 beautifully designed, printed in… Read more about this item Item Price
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San Francisco: Limited Editions Club, 1934. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Good. 262p. #277 OF 1550 COPIES SIGNED BY THE PRINTER, JOHN HENRY NASH. An oversize hardcover book with a beige cloth spine. Corners and edges wearing through, and spine label lightly chafed. Very small and faint stain in the bottom corner of the front cover. Otherwise clean and tight.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson: The First Series MDCCCXLI, and The Second Series MDCCCXLIV
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New York: The Heritage Press. Very Good+. {c.1950s-60s]. Hardcover. alph Waldo Emerson's famous series of essays have long been admired for their clarity of thought on wide-ranging subjects from politics to art. This deluxe reprint edition includes a critical introduction by Edward F. O'Day. Sandglass leaflet not present. --- In marbled paper-covered boards backed in pale… Read more about this item Item Price
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NY: Heritage Press, 1934. Reprinted from the beautiful Limited Editions Club edition created by John Henry Nash. Large quarto in linen backed green marbled paper boards. All textblock edges red. A bright, fine, unmarked copy housed in the publisher's slipcase. See photos. [No International shipping on this item]. Hard Cover. Fine/In Slipcase. Item Price
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New York and London: D. Appleton and Company, 1924 Very nicely cared for; clean interior, some tanning to pages. Blue cover with pasted front and spine decorations is good, some wear and bumping to the edges and corners. "2" on last page. Item Price
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Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Commemorative Edition)
by Emerson, Ralph Waldo
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Garden City, NY, USA: Blue Ribbon Books, 1941. Hardcover. Good/Good. Good condition. Moderate wear. Binding fairly tight, pages age toned. Slipcase in good condition with moderate wear and rubbing. Pictures available upon request. Item Price
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Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1979. All edges gilt. Covers and spine decorated and lettered in gilt. Silk bookmark. From the Easton series "The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written". Contains both the First series and Second series in one volume. Previous owner really read this one. Underlining and marginal notes throughout. Emerson lived from 1803-1882). 262pp. A beautiful binding, priced… Read more about this item Item Price
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Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 1979. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover, full light brown genuine leather binding, decorated in gold with raised spine. The First Series [MDCCCXLI] and The Second Series [MDCCCXLIV] in one volume. All edges gilt, orange silk moire end-papers and silk ribbon marker bound-in. … Read more about this item Item Price
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A.S. Barnes & Company, 0000. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Very Good condition, bound in black cloth. 376 pp. 'Including Essays, First and Second Series, English Traits, Nature and Considerations by the Way' (title page). Publisher's foreword (signed 'V.H.C.').Top and bottom of spine bumped. Light scuffing to exterior. Text is clean… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Harvard University Press, 1987. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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The Easton Press. Near Fine. 1979. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Part of the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written Series. Full leather binding, gilt lettering in 22k Gold, moire fabric endpapers, satin ribbon marker still in original position. A NF copy; 4to 11" - 13" tall . Item Price
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The Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Now newly imprinted for the Limited Editions Club by J.H. Nash, San Francisco, 1934. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good copy with slight fading at spine and spotting to top edge of text; bound in tan linen over blue boards, paper spine label; good slipcase with minor wear and fading. Copy # 1083 of 1500 printed copies… Read more about this item Item Price
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The essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Modern Library, 1944. Hard cover. Very Good. Very good. No dust jacket. 557 p. illus. (part col. ) 19 cm. First Edition H Qtr. Cloth & Illustrated Board John Steuart Curry Very Good Octavo Superb artwork by Curry, original printed glassine wrap with tiny tear at head and light rubbing to "m" on "Emerson". Moderate shelf wear to… Read more about this item Item Price
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