HAWTHORNE NATHANIEL The Scarlet Letter

Sale 2448 - Lot 142

Price Realized: $ 2,470

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Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800

HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL. The Scarlet Letter. Title page printed in red and black. 8vo, near contemporary full navy crushed morocco by The French Binders, scarlet "A" inlaid to front cover, spine gilt-titled in compartments, top edges gilt, inner dentelles; original covers bound in at end, contents clean. Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850

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first edition, first printing (with "reduplicate" for "repudiate" on page 21), and 4-pages publisher's advertisements at end, dated March 1, 1850. One of 2500 copies printed. BAL 7600; Grolier 90.