Descripción:
New York: New York: George H. Doran. 296 pages with 31 illustrations by Thomson - color most tipped in illustrations. Appears to be from 1920s or earlier. Book is in generally very good(-) condition (cloth at top and bottom edge of spine missing - several loose pages.. Decorative Boards. Very Good(-)/No Jacket. Illus. by Hugh Thomson. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
No hay imagen
Acerca de este libro
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.
Identificación de primeras ediciones
First edition published by Ticknor, Reeds and Fields, in Boston 1850. Main first edition marker is "reduplicate" instead of "repudiate" on page 21 Four page publisher's adverts at front dated March 1, 1850 and preceding the free end paper. The brown T-cloth favored by Ticknor & Fields is famous for becoming brittle with age, and cracking or fraying at the spine tips. First editions can run upwards of $20,000.
The second edition adds a preface and has a Metcalf imprint on verso of title-page. The third printing has the same preface but has a Hobart & Robbins imprint on verso of title-page.
Detalles
- Título The Scarlet Letter
- Autor Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Encuadernación Tapa blanda
- Edición New e
- Editorial Borders Classics, New York
- Fecha de publicación 2004
- ISBN 9781842623404
Más ejemplares
The Scarlet Letter
de Hawthorne, Nathaniel, Illustrated by Hugh Thomson
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Usado - Very Good(-)
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781842623404 / 1842623400
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, United States
- Precio
-
EUR 84.55EUR 4.68 enviando a USA
Mostrar detalles
Precio
EUR 84.55
EUR 4.68
enviando a USA
