Description: Beautiful little green clothbound book of essays by the putative leader of the transcendentalist movement, Ralph Waldo Emerson. Entitled simply “Essays.” and “Second Series” and published by John B. Alden in 1886. Book is in good condition, showing only wear you would expect after 140 years. Pages are all clean and intact and retain gilding at top edge. Pencil inscription on front and back pages. Text itself appears unmarked. 199 pages. Contains 8 essays and Emerson’s “emancipation address.”
Price: 20 USD
Location: Waynesville, North Carolina
End Time: 2024-12-02T20:43:17.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.63 USD
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Book Title: Essays (Second Series)
Ex Libris: No
Publisher: John B. Alden
Item Length: 7.5 in
Inscribed: Yes
Vintage: Yes
Publication Year: 1886
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Literary Movement: Transcendentalism
Era: 1800s
Item Height: 0.75 in
Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Topic: Books
Item Width: 4.5 in
Number of Pages: 199
