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Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- The Complete Works. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Riverside Press, 1903-04
- paper, ink, leather
22 volumes, 8vo. Photogravure frontispieces and title page vignettes, titles and half-titles printed in red and black, numerous photogravure illustrations, ONE LEAF OF MANUSCRIPT BOUND IN, AND TWO LEAVES OF LETTER TIPPED INTO FIRST VOLUME. Three-quarter black morocco, green cloth boards, spines with raised bands in six compartments, gilt titles and text in two, others with elaborate gilt scroll designs, top edges gilt, many uncut; bumping to extremities, light fading to spines.
Literature
BAL 5463
Condition
Spines very lightly sunned, occasional nicks to morocco, one or two small nicks to cloth.
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
THE AUTOGRAPH CENTENARY EDITION, no. 494/5 of 600 sets, with one leaf of manuscript bound in, and two leaves of letter tipped in.
The first volume contains an inlaid autograph manuscript leaf by Emerson with 13 lines of text, taken from a lecture that was delivered in Boston, as well as journal entries: "The detachment of the Puritans without aristocracy is the supreme fortune of the colony." The letter, with 32 lines of text, is dated "Concord Sept. 28, 1862".