Lot 1260
Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882) Essayist, philosopher, and poet. Autograph Letter Signed ("R.W. Emerson"), Concord, Mass., April 17, 1855, 4pp octavo. A thank-you letter, written in poetic language to Mary Howland Russell, mentioning Emerson's wife Lidian and his daughter Ellen. In part: "The children here conceive of you as some beatified person walking softly & invisibly to serve clouds of clients….I look upon the whole design as a spell you have read out of some book of magic to add a little youth & rose leaves to all the beholden…." Fine condition.
Estimated Value $700 - 900.
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