The Snow Image, And Other Twice-Told Tales
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Orig. brown publisher's cloth sharp, with front and back cover decorations in blind, backstrip lettered in gilt. Very good
- Seller
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ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Ticknor, Reed & Field, 1852. First American edition. Hardcover. Orig. brown publisher's cloth sharp, with front and back cover decorations in blind, backstrip lettered in gilt. Very good. 273 pages. 16.5 x 12 cm. Four pages of publisher adverts at front of book with ads dated January 1852. This, the final collection of short stories written by Hawthorne was reputed to be his least popular book, commercially. BAL 7607. Rubbing to spine head and foot.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22616
- Title
- The Snow Image, And Other Twice-Told Tales
- Author
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Orig. brown publisher's cloth sharp, with front and back cover decorations in blind, backstrip lettered in gilt. Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition
- Publisher
- Ticknor, Reed & Field
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1852
- Keywords
- Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
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ardsley, New York
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.