first edition Hardcover
1852 · Boston
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Boston: Ticknor, Reed and Fields, 1852. First American Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, [i]-viii, [9]-288 pages. In Good minus condition. Bound in brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine and blindstamped ornament and frame on covers. Boards have head and tail edge of spine missing, boards exposed at corners, spine cloth splitting away from binding at rear joint, and mild edge and shelf wear. Textblock has light foxing to pages. Shelved in Room G. 1373789. Special Collections.
(Inventory #: 1373789)