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The Scarlet Letter
de HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850. Second Edition. Octavo (19cm). Publisher's blindstamped brown cloth, gilt title on spine; yellow endpapers; [4],[i-ii], [v]-vi,322pp; 4pp publisher's catalog at front, dated October 1, 1849. Title page printed in two colors. Ownership inscription of Margaret R. Brown to first leaf of text. Straight but rubbed, recased, joints cracking with minor repairs (external), some scotch tape to spine, foxed, and lacking the preface (pp. iii-iv): Fair.
One of 2500 copies of the second edition, complete apart from the preface. CLARK A16.2, likely state y2 of the preliminary gathering. BAL 7601 first printing, with the Metcalf and Company imprint and the earlier publisher's catalog.
One of 2500 copies of the second edition, complete apart from the preface. CLARK A16.2, likely state y2 of the preliminary gathering. BAL 7601 first printing, with the Metcalf and Company imprint and the earlier publisher's catalog.
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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- Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 58805
- Título
- The Scarlet Letter
- Autor
- HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- Second Edition
- Editorial
- Ticknor, Reed, and Fields
- Lugar de publicación
- Boston
- Fecha de publicación
- 1850
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Literature Before 1900;
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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