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The Scarlet Letter
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Used
- good
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Plano, Texas, United States
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About This Item
A striking edition of Hawthorne's classic novel, part of the 22-volume Graylock set. Copyright date 1900. Red leather limp bound with gilt on front and spine. B&W frontispiece with intact tipped-in protective tissue.
FON on FFEP, dated 1924.
Cover has bumping, stains, and wear, with fraying on top & heel of spine. Pages are age tanned.
FON on FFEP, dated 1924.
Cover has bumping, stains, and wear, with fraying on top & heel of spine. Pages are age tanned.
Synopsis
The Scarlet Letter: A Romance (1850) is considered the American author Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'masterwork.' A work of historical fiction set in the Massachusetts Bay Colony during the Puritan settlement of 1642-1949 itells the story of Hester Prynne, who after having a child as a result of an extra-marital affair attempts to live a life of repentance and dignity although she is marked by having to wear a Scarlett A on her person. Throughout the novel, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt. The Scarlett Letter was one of the first mass-produced novels in the United States, prior printing of books generally done by hand. The 2,500 copies first printed sold out in days, and the mass-production of books opened up conversation about books and authors to a wider-audience on a national level. The first edition of The Scarlet Letter sold out in ten days and “made Hawthorne’s fame, changed his fortune and gave to our literature its first symbolic novel a year before the appearance of Melville’s Moby-Dick” (Bradley). Although an instant best-seller, the books sales over fourteen years only brought the author $1500.
Reviews
On Oct 4 2010, Erhanilhan said:
An absolute criticism of Puritan society. Hawthorne portrays the hypocritic sides of the society by pointing its discrepancies and ill-interpreted biblical sides deeds. He also shows that the society was not working in the name of god as stated; instead worked for a group of people (especially powerful) that keep the lines in hand.
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Details
- Bookseller
- PWK Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Y43
- Title
- The Scarlet Letter
- Author
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Format/Binding
- Leather limp bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Graylock, vol. VI
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston, New York
- Date Published
- 1900
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- hawthorne, scarlet letter, graylock
- Bookseller catalogs
- PWK Novels;
Terms of Sale
PWK Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
PWK Books
Biblio member since 2020
Plano, Texas
About PWK Books
Independent seller of antiquarian books. Prices as listed. PWK Books sells exclusively through Biblio.
Will be closed December 15-January 1.
Will be closed December 15-January 1.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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....
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Limp Bound
- A book bound in a flexible leather or cloth. The covering material is not affixed to boards, as are traditional hardcover books....
- Age Tanned
- Age tanning, or browning, occurs over time on the pages of books. This process can show up on just the edges of pages, when...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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