ESSAYS FIRST AND SECOND SERIES
by EMERSON, Ralph Waldo
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
ELLSWORTH, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Cloth-backed illustrated boards in slipcase, quarto, pp. 314 plus colophon. Wood engravings by Hans Alexander Mueller. Previous owner 1964 ink signature near top edge of free front endpaper. Some rubbing to cloth on spine. Note that slipcase is in POOR condition with shelf and handling wear. For more, see Donnelly, Peter Pauper Press Bibliography (Tampa 2013), Number 142.
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Details
- Bookseller
- T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3171
- Title
- ESSAYS FIRST AND SECOND SERIES
- Author
- EMERSON, Ralph Waldo
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Mount Vernon [NY]: Peter Pauper Press, [1946].
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Bibliography/Reference;
Terms of Sale
T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
14 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 14 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed.
About the Seller
T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
Biblio member since 2013
ELLSWORTH, Maine
About T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
Thomas Brennan was established professionally as a Bookseller in 1998 and still exhibits annually at several antiquarian book fairs. He has 25 years full-time experience in the Book Trade and is a member in good standing of The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB); The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA); The Ephemera Society of America; and The Manuscript Society.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...