1966 Letters of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ralph Rusk Columbia University 2nd Printing

The Letters of Ralph Waldo Emerson. In Six Volumes Edited by Ralph L. Rusk. New York and London: Columbia University Press, 1966. Second Printing. Complete set. Uniform red cloth bindings measure 9.5 x 6". Letters 1813-1835; Letters 1836-1841; Letters 1842-1847; Letters 1848-1855; Letters 1856-1867; Letters 1868-1881 + Appendices. In good condition. Boards normally scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Heads and tails of spines bumped; gilt lettering and ruling on spines normally dulled, but all legible and overall attractive. Top edges of text-blocks stained red. Very light toning in margins; a few sparse instances of finger-soiling. Bindings tight and intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Ralph Leslie Rusk (1888 — 1962) was an American academic and writer. Rusk began teaching at the University of the Philippines during the early 1910s before teaching English at Indiana University from 1915 to 1925. Upon entering Columbia University in 1925, Rusk continued to teach English and remained with the university until he retired in 1954. Apart from academics, Rusk spent the majority of his writing career on works about Ralph Waldo Emerson. Rusk first published The Letters of Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1939 before releasing The Life of Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1949. The following year, The Life of Ralph Waldo Emerson received the 1950 National Book Award for Nonfiction. Rusk was also a recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship in 1945. 1966 Second Printing. Clean set. Gift quality. RARES1966BDFB - 08/26 - HK3903.…