HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL. The Scarlet Letter. Title in red and black. 8vo, original blind-stamped brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt, rebacked and recased with original spine preserved, spine tips restored; hinges repaired, paper restorations to front flyleaf, penciled ownership signature and doodle, occasional marginal soiling, pp. 89-90 torn with approximately half lost and facsimile replacement; custom cloth drop-back box. Boston: Ticknor, Reed and Fields, 1850