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Twelve Essays – Emerson, 1849 1st ed.

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Small book of twelve essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Pub. 1849 by George Slater. History, Self-reliance, Compensation, Spiritual Laws, Love, Friendship, Prudence, Heroism, The Over-soul, Circles, Intellect and Art are the twelve subjects he explores. Tips just starting to show. Fraying at spine ends. Some tanning to spine and edges. Hinges cracked but holding. 4 x 5.5. 261 pp. with 2 pp. of ads at rear.

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