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American author and philosopher (1803–1882). whose central role in the Transcendentalist movement earned him a place among the most influential figures in 19th-century literature and thought. ALS signed 'R. W. Emerson,' one page, 6.5 x 8, October 3, [1856]. Letter to his publisher F. H. Underwood of Boston trying to get a letter to poet James Russell Lowell. In full: 'If Mr. Lowell is in town today, will you be good enough to give him the enclosed note. If not, let it go into the mail & oblige yours.' Reverse bears an address panel in Emerson’s hand to Underwood. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, a few lightly affecting signature, some scattered light toning and soiling, and a repaired tear from wax seal affecting a single word of text. After a speech entitled ‘The American Scholar,’ in 1837, in which Emerson urged Americans to create their own writing style, Lowell called it ‘an event without former parallel on our literary annals.’ Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.
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