first edition Hardcover
1837 · Boston
by HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel
Boston: American Stationers' Company, 1837. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Case Fine. 8vo. Pp. [4], 12-234, [16] of publisher's advertising. Rib-embossed blue-green publisher's cloth, gilt stamped titles in frame on the spine, publisher's circular device on the title page. Light stains to cloth and spine a trifle sunned, corners crisp with edges minimally rubbed, hinges and gutters intact, top edge dust-soiled, light scattered foxing. Name of early owner R. Dodge in ink on FFEP. Bookplate of Lawrence Waters Jenkins.Custom drop-down-back clamshell case, polished dark green calf over dark green cloth, gilt stamped titles and rules, five raised bands, (truncated)