[Emerson, Ralph Waldo]

The Diadem for MDCCCXLVI: A Present for All Seasons

Carey & Hart, 1846. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Fair / No Jacket. Item #L011237

Fair+ in cloth (spine & corners worn, cloth rubbed/soiled). 4to 95+[1]+plts Contains 3 of Emerson's poems ('Loss and Gain', 'A Fable', and 'The Fore-Runners'), all of which later were collected in the 1847 volume ('Poems'); other contributors include C.T. Brooks, F.H. Hedge, Anne C. Lynch, et al. BAL #5206 (Emerson); see also #1363. Wear chiefly to spine (cloth perished, backing still present) and corners (rubbing and bumping); preliminaries browned, some foxing to engraved plates; else a fairly serviceable copy of a scarce item.10 engraved Illustrations.

Price: $150.00