EMERSON, RALPH WALDO (1803-1882). Carte-de-visite photograph signed ("R.W. Emerson"), by Whipple, Boston (imprint on lower margin), n.d. [circa 1860]. 105 x 63 mm. (4 1/8 x 2½ in.), a few scattered foxmarks, otherwise fine. A profile portrait of the American poet and essayist, signed on the lower portion of the image. Rare.