Self Reliance

Book and pictures courtesy of Andrew Vaughn. Comments courtesy of Paul Jackson.

Self Reliance

by Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1905

 This book measures 7 1/2" x 5 1/4" and has 51 pages. The text body is set in Bruce Roman printed on Japan Vellum and bound in marbled paper over boards with a suede spine. The title page, decorative borders and Roycroft colophon were printed in two colors. The regular edition was bound in suede and printed on Roycroft handmade watermarked paper. It was also available bound in 3/4 and full Levant in a limited edition of 100 printed on Japan Vellum.  This book is a variant not listed in McKenna.

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