ESSAYS: with ESSAYS: SECOND SERIES
by EMERSON, Ralph Waldo
Boston: James Munroe, 1841 & 1844. First Edition. Hardcover. Tasteful bookplate on each front pastedown; somewhat faint dampstain to preliminaries and first 10 pages of the second volume. Near Fine. First Editions of Emerson's two essential collections of essays, each uniformly bound in later 3/4 brown morocco leather and boards with gilt rules, gilt-lettered spines with five raised... Read More
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[WORKS OF RALPH WALDO EMERSON]
by EMERSON, Ralph Waldo
Boston & New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1900 (1880s). Reprint. Hardcover. Minor rubbing and wear. Near Fine and with a charming look on the shelf. Ten small (4-1/2" x 6-1/8") volumes bound by Stikeman & Co. for Charles Scribner's in 3/4 green morocco leather with gilt-lettered and decorated spines, top edges gilt. Though not numbered on the... Read More
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LETTERS AND SOCIAL AIMS
by EMERSON, Ralph Waldo
Boston: Osgood, 1876. First Edition. Hardcover. The rear hinge is broken and the front hinge is ready to go with some external splitting there as well. The spine tips are frayed. Good example of one of the finest Emerson Presentation copies extant. Original terra cotta cloth. BAL 5272: Signature mark N present on page 209; Myerson A34.1.a: correct... Read More
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ENGLISH TRAITS
by EMERSON, Ralph Waldo
Boston: Phillips, Sampson, & Co, 1856. First Edition. Hardcover. A few small, faint stains to the cloth; a small gouge on the spine, not terrible in appearance. Otherwise the cloth is in very nice shape with the spine ends intact and the gilt bright. Contents very clean as well with the owner name of C.H.A. Carter on the front... Read More
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)
by EMERSON, Ralph Waldo
Concord, 4 November n.y. [1867?]. Letter. Typical folds from mailing. About Fine. A 2-1/4-page letter on a 9-3/4" x 7-3/4" sheet of paper folded in half, addressed to [Cyrus Augustus] Bartol regarding a change of dinner party plans with Charles Eliot Norton and Katharine Louisa Russell, Viscountess Amberley on account of the death of Governor John Albion Andrew... Read More
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THE POEMS OF RALPH WALDO EMERSON
by EMERSON, Ralph Waldo
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1945. Hardcover. Rubbing and some scratches to the spine. Very Good in a Very Good slipcase. Richard and Doris Beers. Tall octavo (7" x 10-3/4") bound in full black sheepskin leather, grained and crushed, with gilt lettering on the front cover and spine; 256 pages. Selected and edited with a commentary by Louis... Read More
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A HISTORICAL DISCOURSE, DELIVERED BEFORE THE CITIZENS OF CONCORD, 12TH SEPT. 1835 with A HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF CONCORD
by EMERSON, Ralph Waldo with SHATTUCK, Lemuel
Concord: G. F. Bemis/John Stacy, 1835. First Edition. Hardcover. The Shattuck title page reinforced at the gutter. Near Fine, neatly rebacked retaining the original spine. Original blindstamped publisher's dark brown cloth containing in this order: Shattuck's HISTORY OF CONCORD (viii, 392 pages with folding map); an offprint REVIEW OF A HISTORY OF CONCORD FROM THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW,... Read More
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PHOTOGRAPH OF RALPH WALDO EMERSON
by [EMERSON, Ralph Waldo] HAWES, Josiah Johnson & SOUTHWORTH, Albert Sands
@1880s. Framed Photograph. Not examined out of the frame but appears to be Fine. Fine portrait of Emerson, image size 8-1/2" x 12-1/2" matted and framed to an overall size of 15" x 20". On the rear of the frame are two labels from Holman's Print Shop of Boston, circa 1940, on which is stated the following: "This... Read More
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THE ESSAYS OF RALPH WALDO EMERSON
by EMERSON, Ralph Waldo
San Francisco: Limited Editions Club, 1934. Hardcover. Upper corners slightly bumped. Near Fine, lacking the slipcase. Folio (9" x 13-1/2") bound in cloth-backed blue paper boards. Contains both the First and the Second Series of Emerson's masterful essays with a critical introduction By Edward F. O'Day. Copy #432 of 1500 beautifully designed, printed in red and black, and... Read More
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A STAY BY THE RIVER
by ENGBERG, Susan
New York: Viking, 1985. First Edition. Softcover. Small sticker residue on front cover, otherwise Fine. Uncorrected Proof in beige printed wraps of the author's second book, a collection of stories.
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IN THE BASILICA OF THE ANNUNCIATION
by ENRIGHT, D. J
London: Poem of the Month Club, 1971. First Edition. Fine. An 11" x 15" broadside SIGNED by the poet.
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THE DISCOURSES AND MANUAL OF EPICTETUS
by EPICTETUS
Berne: Limited Editions Club, 1966. Hardcover. Fine in a close to Fine slipcase. Hans Erni. Quarto (7-7/8" x 11-3/8") bound in black buckram stamped in gold with designs by Hans Erni who has also illustrated the book with 6 color plates (5 of them double spreads) and a dozen line drawings. Translated with an introduction by P. E.... Read More
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THE DISCOURSES AND MANUAL OF EPICTETUS
by EPICTETUS
Berne: Limited Editions Club, 1966. Hardcover. Fine in glassine and a Fine slipcase. Hans Erni. Quarto (7-7/8" x 11-3/8") bound in black buckram stamped in gold with designs by Hans Erni who has also illustrated the book with 6 color plates (5 of them double spreads) and a dozen line drawings. Translated with an introduction by P. E.... Read More
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MORIAE ENCOMIUM; OR, THE PRAISE OF FOLLY
by ERASMUS, Desiderius
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1943. Hardcover. Tasteful bookplate on front pastedown; contents clean. Light chipping to the tips of the spine which is rather fragile with a long vertical tear down the center. Good, internally Near Fine, in a Good slipcase with the bottom portion partly split. Lynd Ward. Quarto (7-1/4" x 10-1/2") bound in full black... Read More
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LA ARAUCANA. POEMA
by ERCILLA Y ZUÑIGA, Alonso de
Madrid: Imprenta de Gaspar y Roig, 1852. Hardcover. Ex-Library with bookplate stamped "Discard," ink stamps on the first page of text, and paper label on the spine. Title page is laid down on paper; generally very clean. Very Good. Large duodecimo (6-3/4" x 10-3/8") in calf-backed marbled boards; 168 pages. Illustrated with a woodcut of the author on... Read More
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LOVE MEDICINE
by ERDRICH, Louise
New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston, (1984). First Edition. Hardcover. Minor rubbing to bottom edge; small rough erasure to the top of the front endpaper. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with light wear to spine tips. Her first novel.
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ERINNA TO BAUCIS With an Epigram by Antipater of Sidon
by ERINNA
New York: Privately Printed, 1978. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. Two folio sheets folded into fours, 7-3/4" x 10-1/2", printing the papyrus fragment of the poem along with a full-page commentary by Marylin B. Arthur who did the translation along with Daniel Haberman. Drawing by Cornelia Brendel Foss. Copy #32 of 300 printed by hand on handmade paper and... Read More
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)
by EVERETT, Edward
1848. Letter. Creases from folding; otherwise Fine. One-page letter to the Honorable John Davis, former governor of Massachusetts and United States senator at the date of this letter: 11 August 1848. On an integral sheet is Everett's SIGNATURE with a Cambridge postmark, red wax seal, and a free frank in the form of a stamp of the word... Read More
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ADDRESS BY HON. EDWARD EVERETT, DELIVERED IN FANEUIL HALL, OCT. 19, 1864
by EVERETT, Edward
[Boston]: [New England Loyal Publication Society], [1864]. Pamphlet. Occasional light foxing. Near Fine. Stitched wraps; 16 pages. INSCRIBED and SIGNED at the top of the title: "Mr. John Andrews/from his ancient school-fellow/Edward Everett." The last two pages contain a statement by the vice-president of the Confederacy: "The Rebellion Inexcusable: Warning and Protest Against It. By Alexdander H. Stephens,... Read More
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A SAMMELBAND OF 32 PAMPHLETS, all PHI BETA KAPPA Addresses, including Emerson's AN ORATION, DELIVERED BEFORE THE PHI BETA KAPPA SOCIETY, AT CAMBRIDGE, AUGUST 31, 1837 and Story's A DISCOURSE PRONOUNCED BEFORE THE PHI BETA KAPPA SOCIETY, INSCRIBED by Story
by [EVERETT, Edward] EMERSON, Ralph Waldo; STORY, Joseph; et. al
1822 - 1849. First Edition. Hardcover. Occasional foxing or staining; "withdrawn" stamps on front and rear pastedowns where there are minor remnants of a pocket. Paper library labels on the spines, rubbing to joints, slight edgewear. Overall Near Fine. Two 5-1/4" x 8-1/2" volumes identically bound in half calf and marbled boards with matching gilt-lettered morocco spine labels.... Read More
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VENUS
by EWART, Gavin
London: Poem of the Month Club, 1972. First Edition. Broadside. Small neat puncture. Near Fine. An 11" x 15" broadside SIGNED by the poet.
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NINE NEW POEMS
by EWART, Gavin
Cleveland: Bits Press, (1986). First Edition. Wraps. Fine. Printed wraps. One of 300 SIGNED copies.
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LAST NOTES FROM HOME
by EXLEY, Frederick
New York: Random House, (1988). First Edition. Wraps. Light soiling to the rear. Near Fine. Uncorrected proof in yellow wraps with the publisher's slip taped to the front cover of Exley's last book.
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BOOK OF INSECTS
by FABRE
New York: Tudor Publishing Company, (1939). Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine. Detmold. Quarto (7-1/2" x 10") in publisher's gilt-decorated green cloth. Illustrated with 12 tipped-in color plates with tissue guards by Detmold.
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YOSEMITE, THE BIG TREES, AND THE HIGH SIERRA
by FARQUHAR, FRANCIS P
(Mansfield Centre): (M. Martino), [2000]. Reprint. As New, still in shrinkwrap. Reprint of the 1948 edition. Cloth; xii, 104 pages. Farquhar has assembled the most complete private library on the mountain regions of the Far West. From this collection he has selected 25 titles of major importance, either in their value as source material or in their rarity,... Read More
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