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拍品 156
The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1850
已結束2021年9月14日
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The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1850
HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel (1804-1864). The Scarlet Letter. Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850.
First edition of Hawthorne’s masterwork. In spite of its controversial subject matter, The Scarlet Letter was an immediate success, selling 2,500 copies within its first week of publication and lifting Hawthorne out of literary obscurity. Advertisements dated March 1, 1850. BAL 7600; Clark A16.1; Grolier American 59, Grolier English 90.
Octavo. Four pages of publisher’s advertisements; title printed in red and black. Original brown blind-embossed cloth stamped in gilt (minute wear to corners, very light rubbing to covers); custom chemise and quarter morocco slipcase. Provenance: Anson Jones (early ownership signature to title-page) – Jane Engelhard (her sale, 27 October 1995, lot 63).
Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1850
HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel (1804-1864). The Scarlet Letter. Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850.
First edition of Hawthorne’s masterwork. In spite of its controversial subject matter, The Scarlet Letter was an immediate success, selling 2,500 copies within its first week of publication and lifting Hawthorne out of literary obscurity. Advertisements dated March 1, 1850. BAL 7600; Clark A16.1; Grolier American 59, Grolier English 90.
Octavo. Four pages of publisher’s advertisements; title printed in red and black. Original brown blind-embossed cloth stamped in gilt (minute wear to corners, very light rubbing to covers); custom chemise and quarter morocco slipcase. Provenance: Anson Jones (early ownership signature to title-page) – Jane Engelhard (her sale, 27 October 1995, lot 63).
The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1850
HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel (1804-1864). The Scarlet Letter. Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850.
First edition of Hawthorne’s masterwork. In spite of its controversial subject matter, The Scarlet Letter was an immediate success, selling 2,500 copies within its first week of publication and lifting Hawthorne out of literary obscurity. Advertisements dated March 1, 1850. BAL 7600; Clark A16.1; Grolier American 59, Grolier English 90.
Octavo. Four pages of publisher’s advertisements; title printed in red and black. Original brown blind-embossed cloth stamped in gilt (minute wear to corners, very light rubbing to covers); custom chemise and quarter morocco slipcase. Provenance: Anson Jones (early ownership signature to title-page) – Jane Engelhard (her sale, 27 October 1995, lot 63).
Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1850
HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel (1804-1864). The Scarlet Letter. Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850.
First edition of Hawthorne’s masterwork. In spite of its controversial subject matter, The Scarlet Letter was an immediate success, selling 2,500 copies within its first week of publication and lifting Hawthorne out of literary obscurity. Advertisements dated March 1, 1850. BAL 7600; Clark A16.1; Grolier American 59, Grolier English 90.
Octavo. Four pages of publisher’s advertisements; title printed in red and black. Original brown blind-embossed cloth stamped in gilt (minute wear to corners, very light rubbing to covers); custom chemise and quarter morocco slipcase. Provenance: Anson Jones (early ownership signature to title-page) – Jane Engelhard (her sale, 27 October 1995, lot 63).