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HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel (1804-1864). The Scarlet Letter, A Romance. Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850.
8o (180 x 110 mm). Title-page printed in red and black. 4-page publisher's advertisement dated 1 March 1850 at front. (Some occasional marginal spotting.) Original brown blind-stamped cloth, gilt-lettered on spine, cream endpapers (covers with a few pale stains, some light wear at ends of spine); quarter morocco slipcase. Provenance: George F. Choate (early signature on front flyleaf) -- Frederick W. Skiff (bookplate) -- Estelle Doheny (bookplate).
FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with the following points: "reduplicate," line 20, p.21; "charactress," line 5, p.41; "Catechism," line 29, p.132; "known of it," line 4, p.199. Pages 321-2 appear to be in state x1 and the contents page in state a1. BAL 7600; Clark A16.1; Grolier American 59; Johnson High Spots 38.
8o (180 x 110 mm). Title-page printed in red and black. 4-page publisher's advertisement dated 1 March 1850 at front. (Some occasional marginal spotting.) Original brown blind-stamped cloth, gilt-lettered on spine, cream endpapers (covers with a few pale stains, some light wear at ends of spine); quarter morocco slipcase. Provenance: George F. Choate (early signature on front flyleaf) -- Frederick W. Skiff (bookplate) -- Estelle Doheny (bookplate).
FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with the following points: "reduplicate," line 20, p.21; "charactress," line 5, p.41; "Catechism," line 29, p.132; "known of it," line 4, p.199. Pages 321-2 appear to be in state x1 and the contents page in state a1. BAL 7600; Clark A16.1; Grolier American 59; Johnson High Spots 38.