The Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson
New York: Random House / Modern Library. 1944. Edition: Illustrated Edition., Binding: Illustrated paper boards backed in black cloth. Spine with title lettered in gilt on green stamped label. Top edges pale green. No jacket. , Notes: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882) was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and critical thinking, as well as a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society and conformity. Friedrich Nietzsche considered him "the most gifted of the Americans,” and Walt Whitman referred to him as his "master.”, Size: 8vo.(190 x 125 mm) , Illustration: Very good example. Illustrated with double-page colour plates and other black-and-white plates. , Pages: 559 pp., Category: Book Social Sciences;. Light rubbing. Item #B7027
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