THE SCARLET LETTER A Romance
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel, Illustrated by Barry Moser
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0151795681
- ISBN 13
- 9780151795680
- Seller
-
Bacova, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
SD: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1984 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. FIRST EDITION, first printing. Moser both designed this edition & illustrated it with wood engravings..
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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- Bookseller
- Windy Hill Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 07288
- Title
- THE SCARLET LETTER A Romance
- Author
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel, Illustrated by Barry Moser
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0151795681
- ISBN 13
- 9780151795680
- Publisher
- SD: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1984
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 1986
- Bookseller catalogs
- CLASSIC;
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Bacova, Virginia
About Windy Hill Books
Windy Hill Books specializes in out of print and collectible children's books in gift condition. Established in 1993 we have recently moved to beautiful Bath County Virginia. We are opened by appointment only.
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