Property from the Estate of H. Richard Dietrich, Jr.
HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel (1804-1864). The Scarlet Letter, A Romance. Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850.
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HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel (1804-1864). The Scarlet Letter, A Romance. Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850.
8o (182 x 121 mm). Title-page printed in red and black. Original brown cloth (covers detached, needs rebacking); slipcase. Provenance: Estelle Doheny (bookplates; her sale Christie's New York, 21 February 1989, lot 1817 [part]).
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 (182 x 121 mm). Title-page printed in red and black. Original brown cloth (covers detached, needs rebacking); slipcase. Provenance: Estelle Doheny (bookplates; her sale Christie's New York, 21 February 1989, lot 1817 [part]).
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.