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The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Moseley, Virginia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1903. Concord Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. THIS COMPLETE TWELVE VOLUME SET IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY THE PUBLISHER IN 3/4 CRUSHED MOROCCO WITH MARBLING TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, MARBLED END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS WITH TOP EDGES GILT. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS OR FOXING. LIBRARY PLATE TO FRONT END PAPER. ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOGRAVURES, BOOKS MEASURE 7.75"x5.25". CONCORD EDITION. A BEAUTIFUL SET IN EXCELLENT CONDITION..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Reagan's Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 324
- Title
- The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Author
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Concord Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1903
- Keywords
- Illustrated, Fine Leather Binding, Rare, Great Condition, Concord Edition
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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Paypal payments preferred.
All books are carefully bubble wrapped and packed in a box with adequate packing peanuts to prevent any damage in shipment.
All books are shipped with delivery confirmation and tracking. Books are automatically insured.
100% satisfaction guaranteed. Returns accepted for any reason within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Reagan's Rare Books
Biblio member since 2018
Moseley, Virginia
About Reagan's Rare Books
Reagan's Rare Books specializes in fine bindings and leather bound books dating primarily from the 18th century to early 20th century in a wide range of subject matter such as History, Americana, and Literature.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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