HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL. The Scarlet Letter. Title in red and black. 8vo, modern tan buckram, portion of original spine titled in gilt laid down; ownership signature dated year of publication on front endpaper, 4 pp. publisher's adverts follow (tidemarks to corners) dated March 1, 1850, else contents with very occasional light staining to blank margins; retaining terminal blank. First edition, first printing (with "reduplicate" for "repudiate" on page 21). One of 2500 copies printed. BAL 7600; Grolier 90. Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850