THE ESSAYS OF RALPH WALDO EMERSON
by EMERSON, Ralph Waldo
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Spine a little darkened. Near Fine in a Fair slipcase lacking the backstrip
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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Synopsis
American essayist, philosopher and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882) lead Transcendentalism in the early nineteenth century and greatly influenced the later New Thought movement. Summing up his work, Emerson said that his primary principle was "the infinitude of the private man", and advised to "make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you." His First Series collects together the following 12 essays: History, Self-Reliance, Compensation, Spiritual Laws, Love, Friendship, Prudence, Heroism, The Over-Soul, Circles, Intellect and Art.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018218
- Title
- THE ESSAYS OF RALPH WALDO EMERSON
- Author
- EMERSON, Ralph Waldo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Spine a little darkened. Near Fine in a Fair slipcase lacking the backstrip
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1934
- Keywords
- Signed, John Henry Nash, Limited Editions Club, 19th Century Literature, Essays, Ralph Waldo Emerson, 19th Century American Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century American Literature;
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Charles Agvent
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