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The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

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The Scarlet Letter

by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

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  • Hardcover
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Very Good/No Jacket
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About This Item

Philadelphia: The Rodgers Company, 1899. Black Leather spine w/raised bands gilt lettering & deco, on marbled boards w/leather corners. 312 pgs w/frontis +3 tipped in illustrations, marbled endpapers. Rubbing to eges of leather. Inside Clean & Sound >no names/marks/foxing. Not Dated: date shown is approximate. Size: 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Synopsis

The Scarlet Letter: A Romance (1850) is considered the American author Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'masterwork.' A work of historical fiction set in the Massachusetts Bay Colony during the Puritan settlement of 1642-1949 itells the story of Hester Prynne, who after having a child as a result of an extra-marital affair attempts to live a life of repentance and dignity although she is marked by having to wear a Scarlett A on her person. Throughout the novel, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt. The Scarlett Letter was one of the first mass-produced novels in the United States, prior printing of books generally done by hand. The 2,500 copies first printed sold out in days, and the mass-production of books opened up conversation about books and authors to a wider-audience on a national level. The first edition of The Scarlet Letter sold out in ten days and “made Hawthorne’s fame, changed his fortune and gave to our literature its first symbolic novel a year before the appearance of Melville’s Moby-Dick” (Bradley). Although an instant best-seller, the books sales over fourteen years only brought the author $1500.

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On Oct 4 2010, Erhanilhan said:
An absolute criticism of Puritan society. Hawthorne portrays the hypocritic sides of the society by pointing its discrepancies and ill-interpreted biblical sides deeds. He also shows that the society was not working in the name of god as stated; instead worked for a group of people (especially powerful) that keep the lines in hand.

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Details

Bookseller
The Vintage Bookstore US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
010569
Title
The Scarlet Letter
Author
Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Publisher
The Rodgers Company
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Date Published
1899
Keywords
NOISBN, ANTIQUARIAN, VINTAGE, LITERATURE, FICTION, MOVIE, COLLECTIBLE, LEATHER BINDING
Bookseller catalogs
Antiquarian;

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About the Seller

The Vintage Bookstore

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Jim Thorpe , Pennsylvania

About The Vintage Bookstore

We are an internet only seller specializing in used, rare and out of print items. Lots of Children's books, Poetry, Literature and Antiquarian titles in Decorative Bindings.All books are on premises and usually ship, carefully wrapped, within 24 hours.

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Rubbing
Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Tipped In
Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Marbled boards
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Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...

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