The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Autograph Centerary Edition

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Published by Printed at the Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1903

About this Item

-04. One of 600 sets hand-numbered and signed by the publisher, with a LEAF of AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT bound at the beginning of Volume One. This set is number 543. Complete in 12 Volumes. In the Publisher's primary binding of brown cloth with paper labels. There is some very minor fraying at the head of the spines of Volumes One, Three, and Four. On Volume Five there is perhaps an eighth of an inch of loss at the head of the spine. The left side of the head of Volume Eleven is bumped, and there is a short snag to the cloth at the head of the spine of Twelve, along with a couple of faint, dime-sized spots of dampstaining. These quibbles aside, the set is in Near Fine condition. Internally, the books are Fine and, seemingly, unopened. With the early ink signature of Horace Walton, 1008 So. 49th St. Phila. Pa., on the front pastedown of Volume One. The manuscript leaf, also in fine condition, is from the journals and is written on both sides with notes that Emerson was to use in the writing of "English Traits".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Autograph Centerary Edition
• Publisher: Printed at the Riverside Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 1903
• Binding: Publisher's cloth
• Condition: Very Good