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Literature and History
Lot 86

HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL. 1804-1864.
The Scarlet Letter, A Romance. Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850.

24 April – 4 May 2023, 12:00 EDT
Online, New York

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HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL. 1804-1864.

The Scarlet Letter, A Romance. Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850.
8vo. Publisher's brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt, covers stamped in blind, rebacked, retaining original spine and endpapers, paper repairs to endpapers and opening advertisements at gutters, retaining final blank.
Provenance: E.K. Massey (pencil inscription).

FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE OF HAWTHORNE'S GOTHIC MASTERPIECE, with 4 pp of ads at front dated "March 1, 1850," and misprint to p 21 ("reduplicate" for "repudiate"). BAL 7600; Clark A16.1; Grolier American 59; Johnson High Spots 38.

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