Engraved frontispiece. Pp. [449]-560. 1 vols. 8vo
1843 · New York
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
New York: J. & H.G. Langley, 1843. First appearance in print of "The Celestial Rail-Road. Engraved frontispiece. Pp. [449]-560. 1 vols. 8vo. Half blue morocco gilt, t.e.g., by Stikeman, with original wrappers bound-in. Light rubbing to extremities, a few spots to text. Bookplate of Agnes Neustadt. First appearance in print of "The Celestial Rail-Road". Engraved frontispiece. Pp. [449]-560. 1 vols. 8vo. First Appearance of 'The Celestial Railroad'. Rare first appearance "The Celestial Railroad" at pages 514-523 of this journal. Hawthorne's satire on Pilgrim's Progress was pirated and printed separately a few months later, to the author's consternation (see Clark 13). Clark D52
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