Emerson, Our Contemporary
by Derleth, August
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Seller
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The Woodlands, Texas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Crowell-Collier Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1970. First Printing. Hardcover. "In this enlightening portrait of Emerson and his thought, August Derleth shatters the popular stereotype of the cheerful, colorless 'Concord Sage' to reveal an idealistic man who remained true to his deeply held beliefs and to his genius." Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on paste-down endpaper. Book has minor edge wear, pages are lightly tanned on edges. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has minor edge wear, 1/4-inch chip on tail edge of back cover. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 168 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Good Books In The Woods (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51819
- Title
- Emerson, Our Contemporary
- Author
- Derleth, August
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Printing
- Publisher
- Crowell-Collier Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Paste-down
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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- 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...