May 16, 2017 - Sale 2448

Sale 2448 - Lot 143

Price Realized: $ 520
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000
HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL. Twice-Told Tales. 4 pages advertisements at front, 16 pp. publisher's catalogue at end. 8vo, 19th century red-orange calf panelled in gilt by P.B. Sanford, spine gilt in compartments, morocco lettering pieces in two, joints rubbed with minor repair, all edges gilt, inner dentelles; David I. Hudnut bookplate to front flyleaf, original covers bound in at end. Boston: American Stationers Co., 1837

Additional Details

first edition of hawthorne's second book. One of 1000 copies, with the page number on the table of contents for The May-Pole of Merry Mount incorrectly given as page 78 (for 77). BAL 7581; Clark A2.1.