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8vo. later full brown morocco-covered boards, borders and floral ornaments stamped in black on the covers and spine, gilt on spine, five raised bands, all edges gilt, brown morocco turn-ins with a single border and floral ornaments stamped in black, marbled endsheets. 312 pages. With Preface by Thomas Carlyle. Privately printed in an edition limited to 325 copies (Tidcombe DP8; Tomkinson, Ransom no.9). Moderate rubbing to the hinges, minor toning to the spine, minor discoloration to the endsheets from the leather turn-ins, else a near fine copy. This was the only American text printed by Cobden-Sanderson. The preface by Carlyle was written in 1841. Emerson was one of several authors that were particularly sympathetic to Cobden-Sanderson's philosophy. He saw him as "a pinnacle of a man," and according to Marianne Tidcombe in her book The Doves Press (Oak Knoll Press), he "was attracted to Emerson's idealism and to the hint of mysticism that coloured his view of nature." The twelve essays in this volume include "Self-Reliance," "Spiritual Laws," "Love," "Friendship," and "Intellect and Art," among others. The binding is signed by R.M.S. (front leather turn-in) and dated 1910 (rear leather turn-in). later full brown morocco-covered boards, borders and floral ornaments stamped in black on the covers and spine, gilt on spine, five raised bands, all edges gilt, brown morocco turn-ins with a single border and floral ornaments stamped in black, marbled endsheets.…