Ver a tamaño completo.
THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES
de Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Very Good
- Librería
-
Dayton, Ohio, United States
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
New York: Books, Inc. Art-Type Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 225p. A hardcover book bound in 1/4 red cloth, simulating the appearance of leather. Very good condition. Mild foxing and pale soiling on front cover. Spine text has become rather dull with age. Corners lightly rubbed and foredges mildly foxed; otherwise clean and tight. Undated vintage edition from THE WORLD'S POPULAR CLASSICS series, ca. 1950s.
Sinopsis
First published in 1851, The House of the Seven Gables is one of Hawthorne's defining works, a vivid depiction of American life and values, replete with brilliantly etched characters. The tale of a cursed house with a "mysterious and terrible past" and the generations linked to it, Hawthorne's chronicle of the Maule and Pyncheon families over two centuries reveals, in Mary Oliver's words, "lives caught in the common fire of history." In a sleepy little New England village stands a dark, weather-beaten, many-gabled house. This brooding mansion is haunted by a centuries-old curse that casts the shadow of ancestral sin upon the last four members of the distinctive Pyncheon family. Mysterious deaths threaten the living. Musty documents nestle behind hidden panels carrying the secret of the family's salvation--or its downfall. Hawthorne called The House of the Seven Gables "a Romance," and freely bestowed upon it many fascinating gothic touches. A brilliant intertwining of the popular, the symbolic, and the historical, the novel is a powerful exploration of personal and national guilt, a work that Henry James declared "the closest approach we are likely to have to the Great American Novel." .
Leer más: Encontrar primeras ediciones de THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES
Reseñas
El Jun 6 2016, un lector dijo:
I just found a hard back cover edition of this great book on my mother-in-laws book case. She received it for a Christmas present in 1941. It has a number 53 stamped into its back cover. I'm reading it now and enjoying the writers craft and story. I became intrigued with Hawthorne's style and decided to look it up. Thank you for your review and priceless information about the book and the author. I will treasure my copy and forever be grateful to my husbands sweet mother for giving me this window into the past through The House to the Seven Gables. A beautiful reading experience for years to come.
(¡Iniciar sesión or Crear una cuenta primero!)
Detalles
- Librería
- Kubik Fine Books Ltd, ABAA
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 186422
- Título
- THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES
- Autor
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- Art-Type Edition
- Editorial
- Books, Inc
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
Términos de venta
Kubik Fine Books Ltd, ABAA
Shipping within the USA: Standard shipping is $6.00 for the first book and delivery is via US Media Mail. Delivery usually takes 1-2 weeks. Expedited shipping is $12.00 and is by either priority Mail or UPS. Delivery is within 2-6 business days and includes tracking and insurance. Orders of multi-volume sets and unusually heavy books may incur additional charges. You will be notified before the order is processed. Sales tax of 7.50% is added to shipments within Ohio. Payment is accepted by check, major credit card, or paypal. Items may be returned within 10 days of receipt with advance notification; the cost to return items is your responsibility and s/h charges are non-refundable. Books are graded according to the condition terms described on our tutorial at http://www.kubikbooks.com/tutorial.html. Shipments Outside the USA are delivered via air mail; rates begin at $25 per book and vary by size/weight.
Sobre el vendedor
Kubik Fine Books Ltd, ABAA
Miembro de Biblio desde 2005
Dayton, Ohio
Sobre Kubik Fine Books Ltd, ABAA
Store located at 24 Park Avenue in Dayton, Ohio. Open Monday-Friday 10am-4:30pm and on Saturdays by chance/appt. We have over 50,000 books of all types - specialities include Roman Catholic theology and culture, military history, ancient and medieval studies, and general rare books in all fields. Company president Owen D. Kubik has been a full-time bookseller for over 35 years.
Glosario
Algunos términos que podrían usarse en esta descripción incluyen:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
