HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel (1804-1864). The Scarlet Letter. London: Charles H. Clarke, [1859].
HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel (1804-1864). The Scarlet Letter. London: Charles H. Clarke, [1859].

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HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel (1804-1864). The Scarlet Letter. London: Charles H. Clarke, [1859].

8o (197 x 128 mm). A JEWELED BINDING SET WITH 52 JEWELS INCLUDING 40 MOONSTONES, 8 TOPAZES AND 4 PEARLS by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, green morocco, upper cover with central sunken panel of tan morocco with central crimson letter "A" at center set with 8 topazes, outer knotted gilt border set with 40 moonstones surrounding a panel of floral onlays executed in green and purple, lower cover with central sunken panel of crimson morocco with central crimson letter "A" on a black shield set with four pearls, outer gilt floral border, spine in six compartments with five raised bands, gilt-lettered in the second and third, the remaining with floral panel, green morocco doublures with a central brown morocco panel, the front with central circular monogram "I.D."?, green morocco linings, gilt and gauffred edges, with red stamped floral design, IN VERY FINE CONDITION; black morocco folding case (cover detached, worn).

A later English edition, illustrated by Miss M.E. Dear, in a superb Sangorski and Sutcliffe jeweled binding.

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