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The Blithedale Romance; Arlington Edition
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Collectible - Acceptable
- Seller
-
Argillite, Kentucky, United States
Item Price
€70.89€63.80
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About This Item
NY: Hurst & Company. Hardcover_cloth. Collectible - Acceptable. 5"x7.5"x.75". 200 pages plus eight pages of advertisements. Maroon cloth boards engraved with black flowers and designs and letters also on spine. Preface dated 1852. Title in silver box on spine. Pages are dark toned and brittle. Some hinge separation in various parts exposing net First fly page unhinged. No markings, not ex-library. Spine straight. Edge wear and shelf wear. Corners bumped. Hurst operated from 1871-1919. Low price due to condition.
Synopsis
A superb depiction of a utopian community that cannot survive the individual passions of its members. In language that is suggestive and often erotic, Nathaniel Hawthorne tells a tale of failed possibilities and multiple personal betrayals as he explores the contrasts between what his characters espouse and what they actually experience in an 'ideal' community. A theme of unrealized sexual possibilities serves as a counterpoint to the other failures at Blithedale: class and sex distinctions are not eradicated, and communal work on the farm proves personally unrewarding and economically disastrous. Based in part on Hawthorne's own experiences at Brook Farm, an experimental socialist community, The Blithedale Romance is especially timely in light of renewed interest in self-sufficient and other cooperative societies.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blacks Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12389
- Title
- The Blithedale Romance; Arlington Edition
- Author
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover_cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hurst & Company
- Place of Publication
- NY
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Blacks Bookshop
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Argillite, Kentucky
About Blacks Bookshop
A little country book shop nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains along the banks of the East Fork of Little Sandy River.
Glossary
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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