Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson Houghton Mifflin Co 1925 Book in very good vintage condition. rix AA
Title: Essays: First and Second Series
Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company / The Riverside Press, Boston and New York
Date/Edition: 1925 Edition
Format: Hardcover Octavo (8vo) (Typically bound in the publisher's signature uniform dark red or green cloth with crisp gilt spine lettering)
Detailed Description
This listing features a wonderful 1925 edition of Essays by the definitive father of American Transcendentalism, Ralph Waldo Emerson, published by the prestigious Houghton Mifflin Company at the historic Riverside Press. Houghton Mifflin holds a legendary place in American letters as the primary, authorized publisher of the nineteenth-century Concord writers, making their early 1900s editions highly valued by literary traditionalists.
This comprehensive single volume brings together both his First Series and Second Series of essays. It contains the absolute core of Emerson's philosophical legacy, featuring his most monumental masterworks including Self-Reliance, Nature, Compensation, The Over-Soul, History, Friendship, and The Poet. It serves as a beautiful, stately addition to any collection of classic literature, early American philosophy, or uniform vintage cloth bindings.
Condition Report
Overall Condition: Very Good vintage condition.
Binding & Spine: The binding is straight, square, and structurally secure. The original inner hinges are intact and completely un-cracked, providing excellent support for the text block.
Exterior: The publisher's original cloth boards display excellent shelf presence. The spine gilt remains distinct and sharp. Expect only minor, standard shelf rubbing to the corners and light softening to the spine tips.
Interior: The pages are remarkably clean, flat, and complete. Free from heavy foxing, ink underlining, margin notes, or modern bookstore stamps. Shows natural, uniform background age-toning entirely standard for a century-old printing.