Emerson in Concord : a memoir written for the "Social Circle" in Concord, Massachusetts /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Houghton, Mifflin and Company,
1888.
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| Edition: | [Advance copy]. |
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| Item Description: | "This early copy of "Emerson in Concord" is sent to you at the desire of the author, with the request that it be withheld from general perusal, and especially from notices by the press, as the volume is not to be published until the autumn of 1889. Houghton, Mifflin & Co., December 20, 1888"--Preliminary page. "With the compliments of Edward W. Emerson"--Tipped-in slip. "Dr Richard Garnett with the cordial regards of Edward W. Emerson"--Ms. inscription in ink on 1st leaf. With two inserted autograph letters to Richard Garnett signed "Edward W. Emerson". In the first letter (Concord, Massachusetts, December 30th [1888], 8 unnumbered pages) Emerson thanks Garnett for a copy of his 'Life of Ralph Waldo Emerson' (London, 1888) and praises the book whilst pointing out some errors. In the second letter (Concord, March 18th, 1889, 3 unnumbered pages) Emerson thanks Garnett for the "kindness and zeal you have shown on behalf of my book" and includes an errata list. The Cushing Library/Lit./Mitchell copy contains the bookseller's description. Purchased for the Cushing Library/Lit./Mitchell Collection by The Cushing Library. |
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| Physical Description: | 266 pages : portrait ; 20 cm |