Ticknor and Fields contracts with Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1868 March 4.

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Ticknor and Fields contracts with Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1868 March 4.

Two manuscript contract documents, signed by Ralph Waldo Emerson. For the publishing of: (1) Essays, by R.W. Emerson. First and second series. Blue and Gold Edition; and (2) May-Day and other pieces, by R.W. Emerson.

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882

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Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803, Boston, Massachusetts– April 27, 1882, Concord, Massachusetts), American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.Epithet: American essayist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000621.0x000365 ...

Ticknor and Fields

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Ticknor and Fields of Boston, Massachusetts was the premier "literary" publishing house in the United States during the middle years of the nineteenth century. Ticknor and Fields originated in the firm of Allen and Ticknor established in 1832. The partners in Ticknor and Fields were William D. Ticknor (one of the partners in Allen and Ticknor) and James T. Fields, who entered the firm as a junior partner in 1843. Fields edited the Atlantic monthly from 1861-1870. Fields was also a wri...