17V George Ripley / Charles A Dana THE AMERICAN CYCLOPAEDIA A POPULA... Lot 5258

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LOT 5258Seller's Estimate: USD 200 - 350Title: The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General KnowledgeAuthor: uncredited authorEditor: Charles A. Dana - Charles Anderson Dana was an American journalist, author, and senior government official. He was a top aide to Horace Greeley as the managing editor of the powerful Republican newspaper New York Tribune until 1862. During the Civil War, he served as assistant secretary of War, playing especially the role of the liaison between the War Department and General Ulysses S. Grant.On becoming the editor of the high quality newspaper, the New York Sun, in 1868 he announced his credo:It will study condensation, clearness, point, and will endeavor to present its daily photograph of the whole world's doings in the most luminous and lively manner."[1]He at first appealed to working class Democrats but after 1890 became a champion of business-oriented conservatism. (Information courtesy of Wikipedia), George Ripley - George Ripley was an American social reformer, Unitarian minister, and journalist associated with Transcendentalism. He was the founder of the short-lived Utopian community Brook Farm in West Roxbury, Massachusetts.Born in Greenfield, Massachusetts, George Ripley was pushed to attend Harvard College by his father and completed his studies in 1823. He went on graduate from the Harvard Divinity School and the next year married Sophia Dana. Shortly after, he became ordained as the minister of the Purchase Street Church in Boston, Massachusetts, where he began to question traditional Unitarian beliefs. He became one of the founding members of the Transcendental Club and hosted its first official meeting in his home. Shortly after, he resigned from the church to put Transcendental beliefs in practice by founding an experimental commune called Brook Farm. The community later converted to a model based on the work of Charles Fourier, although the community was never financially stable in either format.After Brook Farm's failure, Ripley was hired by Horace Greeley at the New York Tribune. He also published the New American Cyclopaedia, which made him financially successful. He built a national reputation as an arbiter of taste and literature before his death in 1880. (Information courtesy of Wikipedia)Publisher: D. Appleton and CompanyCity: New YorkYear: 1873-1884Binding Style: HardcoverNumber of Volumes: 17 Full Set: YesWidth: 7.25" Height: 10.25"Book Details:Condition / Notes: This handsome antique set is bound in full leather, with raised bands and stamped gilt lettering and ornamentation to the spines.The books show moderate shelfwear. The bindings are firm. These volumes are adorned with marbled edges and endpapers. The pages are clean and bright. 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