Boston: Ticknor, Reed and Fields, 1852. First edition, first printing and with the earliest state (January, 1852) of the publisher's ad catalogue. 8vo, publisher's original Ticknor ribbed brown cloth, style A with the covers stamped in blind, the spine lettered in gold and stamped in blind. yellow coated endpapers, the ad catalogue inserted in the front. 4 ads., 273 pp. A tight, strong and clean copy, the text unusually fresh with only minor age mellowing evident, the cloth is unfaded with strong gilt, there is some wear at the corners and spine tips, still, a much nicer copy than is typically seen. FIRST EDITION of this collection of tales and stories, some appearing here for the first time. After publishing his collection Mosses from an Old Manse in 1846, Hawthorne mostly turned away from the short tales that had marked the majority of his career up until that point. This collection marked a return to that format, just in time to be the final collection of writings to be published during his lifetime. Fifteen tales are included, the new ones include 'The Snow Image', 'The Great Stone Face', 'Main Street', and 'Ethan Brand'.

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Bookseller: Buddenbrooks, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 33088
Title: THE SNOW-IMAGE AND OTHER TWICE-TOLD TALES
Author: Hawthorne Nathaniel
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ticknor, Reed and Fields
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1852

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