- 152
Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- Group of 18 first editions, uniformly bound. Boston, 1837–1878.
- printed books
Together, 18 vols. (size varies). Most volumes internally very good. Full brown morocco by Best, spines gilt-lettered, covers ruled in blind, front covers with gilt laurel wreath surrounding gilt "E", gilt-decorated dentelles, top edges gilt, mottled yellow-green endpapers; spines lightly sunned, light wear to spines.
Condition
Condition as described in catalogue entry.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Nature. 1837 — An Oration Delivered at the Phi Beta Kappa Society, at Cambridge, August 31, 1837. 1837 — An Oration Delivered before the Literary Societies of Dartmouth College, July 24, 1838. 1838 — An Address Delivered before the Senior Class in Divinity College, Cambridge, Sunday Evening, 15 July, 1838. 1838 — The Method of Nature. An Oration, Delivered before the Society of the Adelphi, in Waterville College, in Maine, August 11, 1841. 1841 — Essays. 1841 — An Address Delivered in the Court-House in Concord, Massachusetts, on 1st August, 1844, on the Anniversary of the Emancipation of the Negroes in the British West Indies. 1844 — Essays. Second Series. 1844 — Poems. 1847 — Nature. Addresses and Lectures. 1849.
Representative Men: Seven Lectures. 1850 — English Traits. 1856 — Miscellanies; Embracing Nature, Addresses, and Lectures. 1856 — The Conduct of Life. 1860 — May-Day and Other Pieces. 1867 — Society and Solitude. Twelve Chapters. 1870 — Letters and Social Aims. 1876 — Fortune of the Republic. A Lecture Delivered at the Old South Church, March 30, 1878. 1878.