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THE SCARLET LETTER
de HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- Estado
- Foxing to endpapers. Spine a bit darkened and dry with light wear at tips. About Very Good, lacking the slipcase
- Librería
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1941. Hardcover. Foxing to endpapers. Spine a bit darkened and dry with light wear at tips. About Very Good, lacking the slipcase. Henry Varnum Poor. Octavo (6-1/4" x 9-3/8") bound in full scarlet-stained sheepskin with a large red letter "A" set off on black leather surrounded by a gilt design on the front cover and a gilt-stamped black leather spine label. Introduction by Dorothy Canfield. Illustrated with lithographs drawn on the stone by Henry Varnum Poor and pulled by George Miller. Copy #323 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.
Sinopsis
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.
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El Oct 4 2010, Erhanilhan dijo:
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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Detalles
- Librería
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 019425
- Título
- THE SCARLET LETTER
- Autor
- HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel
- Ilustrador
- Henry Varnum Poor
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Foxing to endpapers. Spine a bit darkened and dry with light wear at tips. About Very Good, lacking the slipcase
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- Limited Editions Club
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1941
- Palabras clave
- Signed, Henry Varnum Poor, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Fine Press, LEC, Fine Binding
- Catálogos del vendedor
- 19th Century American Literature;
Términos de venta
Charles Agvent
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Sobre el vendedor
Charles Agvent
Miembro de Biblio desde 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
Sobre Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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