[Rarebooks] FS: First Edition of Emerson's ENGLISH TRAITS, 1856, in custom slipcase, price reduced

Charles Agvent charles at charlesagvent.com
Tue Aug 7 17:02:51 EDT 2018


Price reduced to $215 NET

EMERSON, Ralph Waldo. ENGLISH TRAITS. Boston: Phillips, Sampson, & Co, 
1856. First Edition. Original black cloth, blindstamped with gilt 
lettering on the spine, yellow endpapers. BAL 5226; Myerson A24.1.a. 
This copy with the battered type at the bottom of page 230 and the "1" 
on the half title page. Emerson's superb book on his travels in England 
including a chapter on Stonehenge. Housed in a cloth chemise and a half 
brown morocco slipcase with gilt lettering on the spine. A few small, 
faint stains to the cloth; a small gouge on the spine, not terrible in 
appearance. Otherwise the cloth is in very nice shape with the spine 
ends intact and the gilt bright. Contents very clean as well with the 
owner name of C.H.A. Carter on the front endpaper. Near Fine in a Very 
Good custom-made slipcase. (#012028)        $350.00

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