New York: James G. Gregory, 1864. First Edition. Slim octavo (19.5cm.); publisher's green decorative cloth embossed in gilt, unadorned spine; 31pp.; color lithograph frontispiece and additional title page & 4 leaves of color lithographic plates. Boards rubbed, cloth splitting along bottom two inches of upper spine joint, textblock quite shaken with two of the plates separated but present. Old soiling to gutter edge of pp. 8-11. A Good only copy of a charming children's story in which a snow girl comes to life. BAL 7660.

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Bookseller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 31659
Title: The Snow-Image: A Childish Miracle
Author: HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel; Marcus Waterman, illus
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: James G. Gregory
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1864
Bookseller catalogs: Illustrators; Literature Before 1900;

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