first edition [iii]-vi, [v]-viii, 179 pp., lacking first blank and half-title. 1 vols. 8vo
1845 · New York
by (Hawthorne, Nathaniel) [Bridge, Horatio]
New York: Wiley & Putnam, 1845. First edition, BAL printing B with 3-line copyright, Clark's presumed second printing. [iii]-vi, [v]-viii, 179 pp., lacking first blank and half-title. 1 vols. 8vo. Three quarter morocco, richly gilt spines, raised bands, t.e.g, by Stikeman. Foxing and staining to text throughout. Bookplate of Agnes Neustadt. First edition, BAL printing B with 3-line copyright, Clark's presumed second printing. [iii]-vi, [v]-viii, 179 pp., lacking first blank and half-title. 1 vols. 8vo. Bridge and Hawthorne were classmates at Bowdoin and became lifelong friends, with Bridge at times offering needed encouragement and financial aid. Bridge helped finance the publication of Hawthorne's Twice-Told Tales (1837) and gave the proceeds of this popular work, his first, to Hawthorne. Bridge published his Personal Recollections of Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1893. BAL 7597; Clark A14.1.b(1)
(Inventory #: 306297)