HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL. The Scarlet Letter. Title in red and black. 8vo, original blind-stamped brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt, slight lean, short tear to front joint, spine tips expertly repaired, small abrasion to front board; ownership inscription to first blank; housed in cloth chemise and 1/4 morocco slipcase. From the Estate of Kenneth Silverman, a Pulitzer-winning biographer. Mr. Silverman was a specialist in Colonial American literature and the co-director of the program in American civilization at New York University. Boston: Ticknor, Reed and Fields, 1850