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Life of Franklin Pierce
by HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1852. First Edition. Binding state A (spine imprint 2mm), per BAL. Octavo (19cm). Blindstamped brown cloth, titled in gilt on spine; pale yellow endpapers; 144pp; 4pp publisher's catalogue inserted at front, dated September 1852, with the lowercase P (state D, per BAL); frontispiece portrait of Pierce. Tight and sound, chipped at extremities with small patch of wear to front board, a few spots of foxing but generally clean: Very Good. Contemporary pencil ownership signature at head of title page, "C.H.[?] Eccleston."
Campaign biography of Hawthorne's fellow Bowdoin alumnus, who named Hawthorne consul to Liverpool after his election. Three printings appeared in 1852; no priority has been established, though this copy's spine imprint matches that of the extant copyright deposit copy. Written as an election document, a special edition of 5000 copies would also be printed and distributed for the Democratic Committee in New York. BAL 7612; CLARK A21.1.a.b.c.
Campaign biography of Hawthorne's fellow Bowdoin alumnus, who named Hawthorne consul to Liverpool after his election. Three printings appeared in 1852; no priority has been established, though this copy's spine imprint matches that of the extant copyright deposit copy. Written as an election document, a special edition of 5000 copies would also be printed and distributed for the Democratic Committee in New York. BAL 7612; CLARK A21.1.a.b.c.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 58869
- Title
- Life of Franklin Pierce
- Author
- HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Ticknor, Reed, and Fields
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1852
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