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Ralph Waldo Emerson Launches His Career: Perhaps America's First Great Lecturer, He Signs on to Give His First Ever Lecture Series by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Title: Ralph Waldo Emerson Launches His Career: Perhaps America's First Great Lecturer, He Signs on to Give His First Ever Lecture Series
Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Seller: The Raab Collection (United States)
Description: 17/06/1835. One of the earliest letters ever to reach the public marketRalph Waldo Emerson is remembered today as an essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist, and poet who led the Transcendental movement of the mid-19th century. His ideology is disseminated to us through his voluminous writings.To his contemporaries, he was best known as a lecturer, and he delivered some 1,500 addresses In the United States and Great Britain over the course of his career. Over the period 1833-1871, Emerson often spent four to six months a year on the lecture circuit.[video width=""1920"" height=""1080"" mp4=""https://cdn.raabcollection.com/wp-content/uploads/20231204130350/Emerson-1.mp4""][/video]Emerson toured Europe in 1833 and later wrote of his travels in ""English Traits."" He left aboard the brig Jasper on Christmas Day, 1832, sailing first to Malta. During his European trip, he spent several months in Italy, visiting Rome, Florence and Venice, among other cities. When in Rome, he met with John Stuart Mill, who gave him a letter of recommendation to meet Thomas Carlyle. Moving north to England, Emerson met William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Thomas Carlyle. Emerson returned to the United States on October 9, 1833. Near that time, he gave what today we know was his first real lecture.The Boston Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge in Boston, Massachusetts, was founded ""to promote and direct popular education by lectures and other means."" Modelled after the recently formed Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge in London, the Boston group's officers included Daniel Webster, Nathan Hale, Jacob Bigelow, William Ellery Channing, Edward Everett, Nathaniel L. Frothingham, and Abbott Lawrence.In early 1835, Emerson committed to give what would be his first ever lecture series, the series being before the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, in Boston. There would end up being six lectures on Biography that would draw heavily for his inspirational trip to Europe. He treated among other things the lives of five men, beginning with Michaelangelo the artist, followed by the reformer Luther, the preacher George Fox, the poet Milton, and the statesman and orator, Edmund Burke.""Why Emerson selected Michaelangelo as the subject of one of his earliest lectures is shown clearly enough by the last sentence as printed in the Essay: 'He was not a citizen of any country; he belonged to the human race; he was a brother and a friend to all who acknowledged the beauty that beams in universal Nature, and who seek by labor and self-denial to approach its source in perfect goodness.’” Emerson followed and sought to disseminate those guidelines his whole life.This was the start of a life time of lecturing engagements that would spread his unique philosophy and usher in a generation of likeminded lecturers. The era of the American lecture series had begun.Autograph letter signed, Concord, June 17, 1835 to Messrs. Gould and Loring of the Committee of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. ""I am willing to undertake to deliver eight, perhaps ten, lectures before your society, next Winter, upon subjects of modern literature. I am not yet prepared to define the topics.""This remarkably early letter of Emerson is among the earliest we have seen reach the market. Only a handful from this early period of his life, predating the publication of his first book, appear in public sale records. But more importantly, this letter is the one that launched his remarkable and influential career, one that helped define 19th century America.

Poems [Signed Ansel Adams Frontis] by Jeffers, Robinson; Lehman, B.H.

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Title: Poems [Signed Ansel Adams Frontis]
Author: Jeffers, Robinson; Lehman, B.H.
Seller: B Street Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1928. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Adams, Ansel. Signed limited edition, with signed frontispiece by Ansel Adams. "310 Copies printed by the Grabhorn Press for the Book Club of California, September, 1928. Portrait study by Ansel E. Adams. Initials by Valenti Angelo. Copy No. 195". Protected in sturdy original slipcase, spine faded. Pages unmarked, binding square and sound. 10 x 7.25

The Pastures of Heaven by Steinbeck, John

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Title: The Pastures of Heaven
Author: Steinbeck, John
Seller: B Street Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: Covici Friede Publishers, 1932. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Fourth issue with tipped in Covici Friede title page, in a clipped jacket. Wear to edges of jacket, with loss at head of spine. Prior owner's initials and date of purchase (1936-10-1) in heavy pencil on flyleaf. Boards protected by jacket, slight toning to pages, label from the San Francisco booksellers Gelber Lilienthal Inc. [vi], 294pp.

Journal Of A Residence And Tour In The United States Of North America, From April, 1833, To October, 1834 by Abdy, E. S.

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Title: Journal Of A Residence And Tour In The United States Of North America, From April, 1833, To October, 1834
Author: Abdy, E. S.
Seller: Thorn Books (United States)
Condition: Good
Description: London: John Murray, 1835. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 3 volumes. 8vo. xii, 395; viii, 415; [v]-viii, 408 pp. Original drab cloth boards, printed paper labels. BIndings are well worn and soiled, lettering labels on volume 3 partially perished, the first 7 leaves of Volume III with alight dampstain. A good set, unsophisticated, but in publisher's temporary binding. Abdy visited the major cities of New England and New York, Virginia and Kentucky, and his narrative focuses on education, trade unions, prisons and prison discipline, asylums for the poor, lunatics and disabled, poor laws, banking, gambling and slavery. Sabin 45; Howes A-8. .

Excursions in the North of Europe, Through Parts of Russia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway by Barrow, John

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Title: Excursions in the North of Europe, Through Parts of Russia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway
Author: Barrow, John
Seller: Thorn Books (United States)
Condition: Very good
Description: London: John Murray, 1835. Hardcover. Very good. New edition. 8vo. vii,(1),380pp. 2 folding maps. 9 woodcuts. Contemporary quarter leather, marbled paper boards; spine in 6 compartments with raised bands, gilt. Later lettering label, gilt; light wear and rubbing to edges and sides, illustrations toned with age, else a very good copy.

Supersonic Supergirls [International Stewardesses] (Original treatment script for the 1973 3-D film) by Allan Silliphant (director, screenwriter); Mary Pat Bonney, Phyllis Denicke, Gonncha Ondemir, Peggy Church, Carona Faoro (starring)

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Title: Supersonic Supergirls [International Stewardesses] (Original treatment script for the 1973 3-D film)
Author: Allan Silliphant (director, screenwriter); Mary Pat Bonney, Phyllis Denicke, Gonncha Ondemir, Peggy Church, Carona Faoro (starring)
Seller: Royal Books (United States)
Description: N.p.: N.p., 1972. Treatment script for the 1973 3-D sexploitation film, seen here under the working title "International Stewardesses." Copy belonging to uncredited crew member Alan Colberg, with "Property of Alan Colberg c/o Stereo Vision" in manuscript pencil annotation on the title page, and his additional annotations throughout. Laid in with the script are an original photograph and large format negative of the illustration of the five lead stewardesses, used in the film's marketing campaign. Sequel to the successful 1969 3-D softcore comedy film "The Stewardesses," about twelve beautiful stewardesses who are chosen for a three week trip around the world aboard a supersonic airplane. A largely forgotten sequel, purportedly attributable to the cost-cutting measures of distributor company Sherpix in post-production. Set in and shot on location in Hong Kong, Lisbon, Athens, and Rome. Green untitled wrappers with a titled label. Title page present, with screenplay preparation date of March 1972, noted as a narrative outline, with credits for screenwriter Allan Silliphant. 32 leaves, with last page of text unnumbered. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, with first three pages with a 2 to 3 inch slice to the top center, wrapper Very Good plus with a three inch slice to the top center, bound internally with three metal brads. Photograph and Negative, 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Nilsen, Warped and Faded.

WITH SONG OR SWORD by BALDWIN, Clara

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Title: WITH SONG OR SWORD
Author: BALDWIN, Clara
Seller: Antic Hay Books (United States)
Description: Rochester, NY: The Black Faun Press/ Compass Editions, 1941. First Edition. Signed by Baldwin on the front endpaper. The Black Faun Press was apparently an affiliate of the Press of James A. Decker in Prairie City, Illinois. A very scarce war-time book from an obscure publisher. 8vo., black cloth with paper title label; 166 pages. Very Good (minor wear; contents clean & tight).

MICHIGAN IN FOUR CENTURIES by BALD, F. Clever

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Title: MICHIGAN IN FOUR CENTURIES
Author: BALD, F. Clever
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Description: Harper & Brothers, 1954. BALD, F. Clever. MICHIGAN IN FOUR CENTURIES. Line drawings by William Thomas Woodward. Ny: Harper & Brothers, [1954]. 8vo., bright green and burgundy cloth in dust jacket; 498 pages. First Edition. Signed presentation by Bald on the half-title page: "To Don Starr for his constructive interest in Michigan history, F. Clever Bald." Bookplate of the Michigan Historical Commission on the front pastedown. Very Good (contents clean & tight); some edge wear (few tears, four-inch clean tear rear cover) d/j. $85.00.

FIAT: LE FASI DELLA CRESCITA, TEMPI E CIFRE DELLO SVILUPPO AZIENDALE

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Title: FIAT: LE FASI DELLA CRESCITA, TEMPI E CIFRE DELLO SVILUPPO AZIENDALE
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN: 9788845561221
Description: Torino: Scriptorium, 1996. Softcover. Octavo, 174 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Spine dark blue with yellow lettering. Rubbing along edges and hinges of covers. Textblock clean. Shelved in Italian Language. 1401803. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

THE PRICE OF POLITICS [Signed] by Woodward, Bob

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Title: THE PRICE OF POLITICS [Signed]
Author: Woodward, Bob
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN: 9781451651102
Description: New York: Simon & Schuster, 2012. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, xvii, 428 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine blue with red and white lettering. Dust jacket protected with mylar covering, price uncut: "$30.00." Light shelf wear and soiling. Sticker adhered to front of dust jacket. Slight age toning to text block. Signed flat by Woodward on title page. Shelved in U.S. Politics. 1406640. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

U.S. Army Area Handbook for Japan (Department of the Army Pamphlet, No. 550 - 30)

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Title: U.S. Army Area Handbook for Japan (Department of the Army Pamphlet, No. 550 - 30)
Seller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1964. Softcover. Very Good. Stated second edition. ix, 820pp. Illustrated with black-and-white fold-out maps. Printed paper wrappers. Ex-library with pen on the inside of the front wrapper, stamp on the title page, another on each the front wrapper and front edge, and toning to the wrappers, very good. Well represented in institutions but seemingly scarce in the trade.

[Bookseller Avertisement]: American Municipal Progress: For Sale by F. E. Grant Bookseller. 23 W. 42nd St. ... New York by (ZUEBLIN, Charles). F. E. Grant

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Title: [Bookseller Avertisement]: American Municipal Progress: For Sale by F. E. Grant Bookseller. 23 W. 42nd St. ... New York
Author: (ZUEBLIN, Charles). F. E. Grant
Seller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: New York: F. E. Grant Bookseller, 1902. Unbound. Fine. Bookseller advertisement. Measuring approximately 3¾" x 5¾", printed on both sides. Fine. The verso prints chapter titles. The book, issued as a part of "The Citizen's Library of Economics, Politics and Sociology," was published by Macmillan in 1902.

Chicago 4 / '72

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Title: Chicago 4 / '72
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description: Chicago, IL: Artists Guild of Chicago, Chicago Society of Communicating Arts, and Society of Typographic Arts, 1972. First edition. Softcover. 130 pages. Includes numerous black and white illustrations of a wide range of advertising formats. A clean very near fine copy in wrappers. scarce, with only 1 copy listed in OCLC.

Early Works by WRIGHT, Richard

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Title: Early Works
Author: WRIGHT, Richard
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description: New York: Library of America, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. A collection that includes: "Lawd Today!" "Uncle Tom's Children,"Native Son," and "How 'Bigger' Was Born." Also includes a chronology and notes on the texts. A fine copy in maroon cloth boards in a very near fine slipcase. No dust jacket as issued.

Air Service Medical

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Title: Air Service Medical
Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition: VG-: Wear to the edges and corners. Some uneven pages, but solid binding overall.
Description: Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1919. Hardcover. VG-: Wear to the edges and corners. Some uneven pages, but solid binding overall.. A black casebound book with green text on the spine and gilt text on the cover. 446 pages; illustrated in black-and-white.

Roll of the company of Infantry in the third Regiment, Second Brigade and Fourth Division of the Militia in the State of Maine Commanded by George McIntyer, Capt. Corrected on the 9th of Sept. 1828

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Title: Roll of the company of Infantry in the third Regiment, Second Brigade and Fourth Division of the Militia in the State of Maine Commanded by George McIntyer, Capt. Corrected on the 9th of Sept. 1828
Seller: Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Condition: Good
Description: Document no binding. Good. Irregular shaped, trimmed paper, top portion measuring 8 1/2:" x 9 ½", a section on the left extending another 8 1/8" x 2 ½". Hand-written in neat ink listing of names; sunning to corners with chipping, neat fold lines, some ink fading and one name affected by loss; good. Hand-written listing of men's names including 3 Commissioned Officers, 4 Sargeants (sic); 3 Musicians; and 55 Privates.

Come Celebrate May Day - International Worker's Holiday! Rally

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Title: Come Celebrate May Day - International Worker's Holiday! Rally
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Description: San Francisco :: Bay Area: [Bay Area] Committee for May Day, [c197-?]. Newspaper. Four-panel brochure in tabloid newspaper format, evenly toned, in very good condition. Text in English and Spanish. Many photographs of the previous May Day in Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose, depicting G.I.'s against the war, Farmworkers aiding longshore workers during their strike, and much more.

British Solomon Islands: Report for the Year 1968

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Title: British Solomon Islands: Report for the Year 1968
Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description: London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1970. Paperback. 142p. + [8]p. of plates, wraps, 5.5x8.25 inches, frontis., tables, wraps faded along edges else very good condition.

Discorsi dei Papi alla Pontificia Academia della Scienze (1936-1993). by Pontifical Academy

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Title: Discorsi dei Papi alla Pontificia Academia della Scienze (1936-1993).
Author: Pontifical Academy
Seller: Jeff Weber Rare Books (Switzerland)
ISBN: 9788877610515
Description: Vatican City:: Pontificia Academia Scientiarum, 1994., 1994. 8vo. 337 pp. Printed wrappers. Three pages of correspondence loosely inserted. Fine. ISBN: 8877610514

48 New Jell-O Entrées, Relishes, Salads, and Desserts

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Title: 48 New Jell-O Entrées, Relishes, Salads, and Desserts
Seller: lizzyoung bookseller (United States)
Condition: Cream illustrated wraps, Near fine
Description: Le Roy, NY: The Jell-O Company, Inc., 1931. Staplebound wraps. Cream illustrated wraps, Near fine. 23 pages, 14.5 x 10 cm. The 48 Jell-O recipes included in this early 1930s collection include those for recipes spanning from Prune Whip to Rice and Fish Loaf. There is also a small mail back order form to receive molds for Jell-O and more free recipe books for 25 or 50 cents. Some toning to cover.

Little Women (Puffin in Bloom) by Alcott, Louisa May

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Title: Little Women (Puffin in Bloom)
Author: Alcott, Louisa May
Seller: Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
ISBN: 9780147514011
Condition: Fine
Description: New York: Puffin Books, 2014. Reissue. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket - Pictorial Cover. 6x1x9. Bond, Anna. Reprint. Brand new from publisher. 2014 Hard Cover. 777, [27] pp. Cover art by Anna Bond. Reader's guide follows text. Timeless in its evocation of idealized family life and robustly enduring, Little Women is recognized as one of the best-loved classic children's stories of all time. Originally written as a "girls" story, its appeal transcends the boundaries of time and age, making it as popular with adults as it is with young readers. For this is a beguiling story of happiness and hope, of the joys of companionship, domestic harmony and infinite mother love, all seen through the life of the March family. But which of the four March sisters to love best' For every reader must have their favorite. Independent, tomboyish Jo; delicate, loving Beth; pretty, kind Meg, or precocious and beautiful Amy, the baby of the family' Little Women was an instant success when first published in 1868, and followed only a year later by the sequel, Little Wives.

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