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THE DIAL: A MAGAZINE FOR LITERATURE, PHILOSOPHY, AND RELIGION, VOLUME II: July 1841, October 1841, January 1842, & April 1842
by FULLER, Margaret and EMERSON, Ralph Waldo (editors). THOREAU, Henry David
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Contents with light to moderate foxing; several ink and blindstamp library stamps. Binding Fine
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Boston & London: E. P. Peabody/John Green, 1842. First Edition. Hardcover. Contents with light to moderate foxing; several ink and blindstamp library stamps. Binding Fine. Recently and handsomely bound, without wrappers, in half green morocco leather and marbled boards with morocco corners and gilt-lettered red and brown morocco spine labels. A prototype of the 20th-century little magazine, the DIAL was the most important American literary periodical of the 19th century and one of the scarcest with print runs never exceeding 300 copies. First edited by Margaret Fuller (1840-42) and then by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1842-44), it not only featured many of their most important works but also introduced the writings of Henry David Thoreau. Published only from July 1840 to April 1844, Volume II's four issues contain two poems by Thoreau, including his important "Friendship," later collected in his first book, as well as contributions by Elizabeth Palmer Peabody and much by Emerson including his defining piece "Transcendentalism." Page 421 has an early ink correction, possibly in the hand of the editor. Errata slip bound in before the last issue.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015674
- Title
- THE DIAL: A MAGAZINE FOR LITERATURE, PHILOSOPHY, AND RELIGION, VOLUME II: July 1841, October 1841, January 1842, & April 1842
- Author
- FULLER, Margaret and EMERSON, Ralph Waldo (editors). THOREAU, Henry David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Contents with light to moderate foxing; several ink and blindstamp library stamps. Binding Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- E. P. Peabody/John Green
- Place of Publication
- Boston & London
- Date Published
- 1842
- Keywords
- 19th Century American Literature, 19th Century Literature, Walter S. Landor, James R. Lowell, American Periodical, Literary Magazines, Environmental LIterature
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century American Literature; Ralph Waldo Emerson; Transcendentalism; Henry David Thoreau; Margaret Fuller;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
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About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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