The Conduct of Life (Sangorski & Sutcliffe binding)

  • Leather bound
  • London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1860
By Emerson, Ralph Waldo
London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1860. Author's edition. Leather bound. Very Good +. 287pp. Octavo [20 cm] Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in 3/4 blue leather with marbled paper over boards, a lavish gilt tooled spine, and two red leather spine labels. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. The spine is ever so slightly sunned (gilt remains incredibly bright). Emerson's collection of essays exploring various characteristics of individual behavior and human character.

"The Conduct of Life (1860), Emerson's most mature work, reveals a developed humanism together with a full awareness of human limitations. It may be considered as partly confession." - Britannica.com.

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