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Sale 364: Fine Literature of the 19th & 20th Centuries, with the David Oakey Collection of Gary Snyder (#364) 09/27/2007 1:00 PM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 09/27/2007 1:00 PM PDT

Lot #42 Essays

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$625

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

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Description

Title:

Essays

Author:

Emerson, R[alph] W[aldo]

Place Published:

Boston

Publisher:

James Munroe

Date Published:

1841

Description:

[vi], 303 pp. (8vo) 7¼x4½, original blindstamped cloth, spine lettered in gilt. First Edition.

BAL's binding state 'A' with blindstamped corner ornaments measuring about 2 1/8" high and spine in blind with an arrangement of rules and boxes. Copies in the original cloth are quite scarce. BAL 5189.

Condition:

Spine ends chipped, joints split and frayed, cloth tape repair to rear joint, corners rubbed; slight lean to volume; light foxing; else good.

Item#:

184456

Headline:

Ralph Waldo Emerson Essays First Edition 1841
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