first edition
1847 · Boston
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1847. Very Good. Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1847. First American Edition, Second Issue Octavo. 4, [1-3] 4-251, [252-256]. Original cream boards with modern white cloth reback and paper title label. Boards stained and scuffed; wear to edges with exposure. Binding sound. Marginal smudging and mild toning to interior, else unmarked and still a Very Good copy. Myerson notes three printings within this edition, and that they cannot be distinguished. Preceded by the British edition.
[Myerson A 18.2.a/b/c; BAL 5211]. (Inventory #: 32451)
[Myerson A 18.2.a/b/c; BAL 5211]. (Inventory #: 32451)
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