The Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Edited by William H. Gilman (Chief Editor), Alfred R. Ferguson (Senior Editor), Harrison Hanford, Ralph H. Orth, J. E. Parsons, & A. W. Plumstead et al. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Nine Volumes (INCOMPLETE). Ex-library: Southern Tier Library System, Gorning, New York. Dust jackets. First Edition, Mixed states. 9.25 x 6.25”, 8vos. 
  1. 1810 - 1822, 1968 (Second Printing). 
  2. 1822 - 1826, 1961 (First Printing). 
  3. 1826 - 1832, 1963 (First Printing). 
  4. 1832 - 1834, 1964 (First Printing). 
  5. 1835 - 1838, 1965 (First Printing). 
  6. 1824 - 1838, 1966 (First Printing). 
  7. 1838 - 1842, 1969 (First Printing). 
  8. 1841 - 1843, 1970 (First Printing). 
  9. 1843 - 1847, 1971 (First Printing). 
In poor condition. As is. Dust jackets were previously glued onto paste-downs via fore-edges of jacket flaps (most likely by ex-library). Dust jackets were taped along all fore-edges & covered in protective plastic. Ex-library ink stamps + black marker to cross out ink stamps found on all top edges of text-blocks. Ex-library locator code stickers found on all tails of dust jacket’s spines. Ex-library marginalia and permanent stamps found on all bottom edges of title pages. Text-blocks exhibit light toning, mostly at edges of leaves.  Ex-library barcode sticker, envelope & card catalogue pasted-on to rear paste-downs. Bindings intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. 

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 1882), who went by his middle name Waldo, 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 thought he was "the most gifted of the Americans," and Walt Whitman called him his "master".

LACKING VOLUMES X-XVI. 

A rare set, even if incomplete. Dust jackets are GLUED to paste-downs, but otherwise clean reading copies. First Editions First Printings EXCEPT Vol. I (second printing). 

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