Rusk Ralph L Editor (12 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good condition item with wear and markings. Ex-library.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. None. First Edition. First and only publication of these important letters from Emerson, Morris, and others. Binding is cloth boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. New York: Columbia University Press for the Facsimile Text Society, 1930. First edition. 38pp. Original buckram-backed boards, black lettering. Stripe of fading next to spine at upper board. In all other respects a very good, bright copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. New York: Columbia University Press for the Facsimile Text Society, 1930. First edition. 38pp. Original buckram-backed boards. A very good, bright copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Number of Volumes: 6 Six volumes, complete. Second (1966) printing of 1939 edition. Original red cloth binding with gilt lettering on front boards and spines. No dust-jackets. Slight scuffing and pen mark on front board. Pages are clean and generally unmarked, save a few pencil notes in the index. Frontispieces: Volume 1 is a facsimile letter with rebuses written by Emerson in 1813; Volume 2 is a facsimile letter to Frederic Henry Hedge, Volume 3 is a facsimile letter to Margaret Fuller, Volume 4 is a facsimile of a letter to George Partridge Bradford, Volume 5 is a facsimile letter to James Elliot Cabot, Volume 6 is a facsimile page of Emerson's letter to Lidian Emerson in 1873. This six volume set covers the years 1813 to 1881. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was and American Transcendentalist poet and abolitionist. Ralph Leslie Rusk (1888-1962) was an American academic specializing in Emerson. Hardcover, good condition. Contains index to all six volumes, sixth volume photographed separately. Page count 1:458, 2:471, 3:462, 4:541, 5:546, 6:633, 3111 total pages, octavo.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Number of Volumes: 6 Six volumes, complete. Second (1966) printing of 1939 edition. Original red cloth binding with gilt lettering on front boards and spines. No dust-jackets. Slight scuffing and pen mark on front board. Pages are clean and generally unmarked, save a few pencil notes in the index. Frontispieces: Volume 1 is a facsimile letter with rebuses written by Emerson in 1813; Volume 2 is a facsimile letter to Frederic Henry Hedge, Volume 3 is a facsimile letter to Margaret Fuller, Volume 4 is a facsimile of a letter to George Partridge Bradford, Volume 5 is a facsimile letter to James Elliot Cabot, Volume 6 is a facsimile page of Emerson's letter to Lidian Emerson in 1873. This six volume set covers the years 1813 to 1881. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was and American Transcendentalist poet and abolitionist. Ralph Leslie Rusk (1888-1962) was an American academic specializing in Emerson. Hardcover, good condition. Contains index to all six volumes, sixth volume photographed separately. Page count 1:458, 2:471, 3:462, 4:541, 5:546, 6:633, 3111 total pages, octavo.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Letters of Ralph Waldo Emerson, complete in six volumes with a bonus volume, The Correspondence of Emerson and Carlyle (edited by Joseph Slater). Columbia University Press, 1965-1966; all volumes stated second printings. G+ hardcovers without jackets, as issued. All uniform in red cloth bindings with black/gilt titling on spines, gilt initials on front board of Letters of RWE volumes. Bindings are tight, sturdy, and square; a few gently bumped corners, else wear to edges of boards is very minor; faint pen writing at foot of each spine (volume number and years covered); titling remains bright and bold; previous owner book plate on all front paste-downs, some volumes have previous owner inscription on front end page; scattered, small pen markings in margins of most volumes, otherwise text very good throughout. An excellent working set. Due to the size/weight of this set extra charges may apply for international shipping. Not available for domestic priority/expedited shipping. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. GOOD / NO DUST JACKETS. Former Library Books. Six volume set, complete. Vol. I: 1813-1835. lxvi, 458 pp. Vol. II: 1836-1841. 471 pp. Vol. III: 1842-1847. 462 pp. Vol. IV: 1848-1855. 541 pp. Vol. V: 1856-1867. 546 pp. Vol. VI: 1868-1881. 633 pp. Text with a few markings in pencil, and the usual library treatments. Each volume illustrated with a facsimile of an Emerson letter. Light red-brown cloth boards with facsimile of Emerson's initials in gilt at front, black title compartments and gilt lettering at spines. Moderate shelfwear to each volume. Volume I slightly soiled at back, front hinge cracked but holding. Volume II front hinge cracked, but holding. Volume IV back hinge cracked, but holding. Bindings overall stable.…

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. 2nd Edition. Hardbacks in Very Good+ condition without dust jackets. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Complete set in 6 volumes. . * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided *.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The Letters of Ralph Waldo Emerson. In Six Volumes Edited by Ralph L. Rusk. New York and London: Columbia University Press, 1966. Second Printing. Complete set. Uniform red cloth bindings measure 9.5 x 6". Letters 1813-1835; Letters 1836-1841; Letters 1842-1847; Letters 1848-1855; Letters 1856-1867; Letters 1868-1881 + Appendices. In good condition. Boards normally scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Heads and tails of spines bumped; gilt lettering and ruling on spines normally dulled, but all legible and overall attractive. Top edges of text-blocks stained red. Very light toning in margins; a few sparse instances of finger-soiling. Bindings tight and intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Ralph Leslie Rusk (1888 — 1962) was an American academic and writer. Rusk began teaching at the University of the Philippines during the early 1910s before teaching English at Indiana University from 1915 to 1925. Upon entering Columbia University in 1925, Rusk continued to teach English and remained with the university until he retired in 1954. Apart from academics, Rusk spent the majority of his writing career on works about Ralph Waldo Emerson. Rusk first published The Letters of Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1939 before releasing The Life of Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1949. The following year, The Life of Ralph Waldo Emerson received the 1950 National Book Award for Nonfiction. Rusk was also a recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship in 1945. 1966 Second Printing. Clean set. Gift quality. RARES1966BDFB - 08/26 - HK3903.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Second Printing. The covers of this six-volume set are in excellent condition, save for minor rubbing/fading with age and minimal corner wear. Text is otherwise tight in binding. Text is clean and free of blemishes, save for penned ownership on FEP. No other markings or indications of note. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Six Volume Set.…

Condition: Fine. 2nd Edition. Heavy set, will require extra shipping. weight: 14.4 lb. Fine in the original tissue dust jackets, dust jacket tattered on volume six. 24x16 cm. Brown cloth, gilt spine title on black backgrounds, gilt initials on cover, top edges stained red.