Manuscript Page in the Hand of Ralph Waldo Emerson Bound into Nature Addresses

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Manuscript Page in the Hand of Ralph Waldo Emerson Bound into "Nature Addresses" Autograph Centenary Edition
Author:
Emerson, Ralph Waldo
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Manuscript Page in the Hand of Ralph Waldo Emerson Bound into "Nature Addresses" Autograph Centenary Edition
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EMERSON, Ralph Waldo. Manuscript page bound with The Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Nature Addresses & Lectures. Foldout manuscript page measures approximately 7" x 10" inches, with writing on front and verso. The manuscript is an early draft of Emerson's English Traits (published 1856) and would appear in Chapter VIII: Character. He writes:
"I suppose their gravity of demeanor, & tendency to silence, have attained this reputation. As compared with Americans, I think them cheerful & contented. They are large-natured, & not so easily amused as Southern nations, & are among them as grown people among children, requiring war, or trade, engineering, or science, instead of frivolous games. They are proud & private, & will avoid an open garden, that they may not show themselves amused in public. They sported sadly, according to the habit of their country, said Froissart; & I suppose never nation built their party walls so thick, or their garden fences so high. They are taciturn, & a kind of pride in bad public speaking, is easily noted in the H. of C., which[?] a their talent for science in mixed company is celebrated. A gentleman in Yorkshire told me, he had frequently ridden all the way from London to Leeds, in the first-class carriage with the same persons, & no word exchanged. The clubhouses were established to cultivate social habits, & it is rare that more than two eat together, & oftenest one eats alone."
Manuscript page in near fine condition. Emerson's hand is clear and bold on a clean, well preserved page. Emerson visited England twice, in 1833 and again in 1847. In England, Emerson recognized the source of everything American - from the laws of society to the plot of a novel. Though he admired England's triumphs, he also sensed the 'drag of inertia'. The Autograph Centenary Edition in which the manuscript page was bound was limited to six hundred copies, numbered and signed "Houghton, Mifflin, Co." In original buckram binding, labeled on spines. Octavo, 461 pages. Numerous photogravures throughout. In very good condition, with original paper labels to spine and most pages still unopened. This is an ex-library book.
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15388
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Autographs, Letters and Archives, First Editions and Signed Books, Americana, Literature, Religion and Philosophy
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