Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1851. First edition, first printing in BAL's binding A, with publisher's catalogue dated March 1851 in state A and Clark's line batter. 4, 344 pp. Publisher's brown ribbed cloth stamped in blind, lettered in gilt on spine, coated yellow endpapers. Very Good with light mottling..... More
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860. First American edition, first issue. An exceptional copy of the first American appearance of one of Hawthorne's most ambitious works. Brown buckram with gilt stamping on spine. Two volumes. All points present: correct signing with pg. ix of vol. 1 signed "1*," preface placed before..... More
Boston: Ticknor, Reed and Fields, 1850. First edition, only printing with uncorrected errors: "reduplicate," "characterss" and "known of it." Contrary to popular belief, there are no points of issue for this title, but simple variations including two settings of gathering 21 which resulted in minute variations of no relevance in..... More
Boston: Ticknor, Reed and Fields, 1850. First edition, only printing, with textual errors present. 4, iv, 322 pp. Bound in publisher's brown ribbed cloth decorated in blind with spine lettered in gilt, yellow coated endpapers; publisher's ads dated March 1, 1850 inserted between front endpapers. Near Fine with light wear..... More