Hawthorne
by Henry James
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co, 1879 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5.5". None. The first edition of Henry James's literary study of the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Edel & Laurence A12a. First edition, first state, with this work listed as 'in preparation' to the publisher's advertisements at the rear.James gives an extended consideration to each of Hawthorne's novels, and a selection of his short stories. An examination of Hawthorne's life, and of some of his nonfiction, is also provided.With four pages of advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with minor discolouration to back strip. Hinges strained but firmly held. Significant closed tear at head of front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages a touch age toned to perimeters, otherwise clean and bright. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 876F29
- Title
- Hawthorne
- Author
- Henry James
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1879
- Size
- 7.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Nathaniel Hawthorne The Blithedale Romance the scarlet letter The Blithedale Romance
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...