[HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL]. Fanshawe, a Tale. Boston: Marsh & Capen 1828. 8vo, original plum muslin-backed drab boards, printed orange paper spine label, uncut, a two-inch tear in spine, other wear to spine and extremities, label a bit chipped with loss of two letters, shaken, some light cover stains; morocco pull-off case. FIRST EDITION OF THE AUTHOR'S RARE FIRST BOOK, which he had published anonymously. Clark A1.1: "Although Hawthorne later suppressed knowledge of the existence of Fanshawe, the scarcity of this work results primarily from destruction in a warehouse fire of the publisher's inventory"; BAL 7570.