Three Essays {signed by the printer, Richard Ellis, and with a long note in his hand]
Emerson, Ralph Waldo [with an appreciation by Van Wyck Brooks][Signed by the printer, Richard Ellis]
Published by Camden. The Haddon Craftsmen, 1939
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.Riverby Books
AbeBooks seller since June 4, 2001
Condition: Used - Good
US$ 25.00
Quantity: 1 available
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Hardcover. Bound in blue cloth with Emerson's initials on the front cover in gold. Spine is much faded (all the way to gray), with titles in gold. 90 pages plus limitation page and blanks. Frontispiece portrait of Emerson with tissue paper guard. Binding tight and pages clean. A few pencil notations on the front endpaper from a bookseller. On the first blank page there is a 4 line inscription in pen, signed by Richard Ellis and dated January 1940. A limited edition of 1100 copies. Signed on the limitation page by Richard Ellis, who planned the edition. Beneath his signature there is a long note in his hand (8 lines) about the printing of this book. Please email for a photo (his handwriting is hard to read). The book measures 7 x 10.5 inches.
Seller Inventory # Fred7-1339
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Three Essays {signed by the printer, Richard Ellis, and with a long note in his hand]
- Author
- Emerson, Ralph Waldo [with an appreciation by Van Wyck Brooks][Signed by the printer, Richard Ellis]
- Publisher
- Camden. The Haddon Craftsmen
- Publication year
- 1939
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
Riverby Books
Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since June 4, 2001
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We're at 805 Caroline Street, in the heart of Fredericksburg's historic district. Open Monday to Saturday 10-6; and Sunday 12-5. In warmer months we stay open until 9 most nights, but you might want to call ahead. (540) 373-6148 Shipping rates are for Media Mail, in a padded envelope - WE DO NOT ADD TRACKING UNLESS THE CUSTOMER REQUESTS IT AND PAYS FOR IT - we have been selling books online for more than 20 years & find that the USPO delivers 99.99% of packages quickly and safely, without any need for a tracking number. We trust them & we hope you will too. If you need tracking, please consider PRIORITY SHIPPING. We ship orders valued at more than $50 in a box, at no additional charge. Priority mailing is for a Flat-Rate envelope, with tracking included. If the book does not fit into a flat rate envelope, we will likely need to request extra shipping costs from you, in order to put it in a box. We only charge the actual amount of shipping, so we hope you'll understand that it's just a matter of getting the book to you without taking a loss on it -- shipping is a service we happily offer without a 'handling' charge.... but we can't afford to charge you less than the cost of the stamps!…
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Priority mailing is for a Flat-Rate envelope, with tracking included.
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We only charge the actual amount of shipping, so we hope you'll understand that it's just a matter of getting the book to you without taking a loss on it -- shipping is a service we happily offer without a 'handling' charge.... but we can't afford to charge you less than the cost of the stamps!
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