Nature, Addresses, and Lectures (The Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume I).

Ralph Waldo Emerson.

ISBN 10: 0674139704 / ISBN 13: 9780674139701

Published by Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1990

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EX-LIBRARY COPY, showing the usual treatments. Sixteen pages show HI-LIGHTING in the text. Else, Good in Good DJ: The Book shows smudging, foxing and soiling to the outside edges of the text block; light shelving wear to the lower extremities; faint foxing to the top edge of the text block;; a single page dog-eared; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. A sturdy reading copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and numerous cosmetic flaws- not to mention of course the library markings and hi-lighting. The DJ shows moderate wear to extremities; considerable rubbing and faint scuffing to the panels; a dime-size chip at the outside edge of the rear panel. NOT a Remainder or Book-Club, 8vo. (9.5 x 6.5 x 1.25 inches). xxxviii, 333 pages. Extensive Notes and Textual Apparatus. Index. Introductions and Notes by Ribert E. Spiller. Text established by Alfred R. Ferguson. Language: English. Weight: 26 ounces. Hardback with DJ.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Nature, Addresses, and Lectures (The Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume I).
• Publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0674139704
• ISBN 13: 9780674139701
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Book-Club Edition (1990).
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Philosophy

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Synopsis

In 1849 Ralph Waldo Emerson collected in one volume all of his published work he thought worthy of preservation that had not been contained in the two series of Essays (1841, 1844) and the Poems (1847). Included were the essay Nature (1836); four orations, “The American Scholar,” “The Divinity School Address,” and two others; and five lectures which had appeared in The Dial.

As the first volume of a projected new Collected Works, this edition of Nature, Addresses, and Lectures now provides for the first time a definitive text based on collation of all editions in which Emerson might have had a hand, together with a wholly new introduction and extensive notes. The recently published Journals and Lectures from this period help bring to this volume a fresh perspective on the first and formative stage of Emerson’s career as a public figure and man of letters.

Introduction and Notes by Robert E. Spiller; Text Established by Alfred R. Ferguson

About the Author

Alfred R. Ferguson (1915–1974) was Professor of English at the University of Massachusetts Boston.