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The Scarlet Letter
de Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Fair Condition
- Librería
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Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
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Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair Condition. Original brown cloth, worn, hinges cracked, wear and loss to cloth at spine ends and edges, slight dampstaining to covers. A bit shaken, scattered mostly minor foxing and browning, old signature to title. A bit rough, but a complete and unsophisticated copy of the first edition with the publisher's list dated March 1, 1850 bound first. Though sometimes described as having points of issue, there is really just a first and a second edition of The Scarlet Letter. 4 page list, iv, 322, blank.
BAL 7600. Provenance: Ruth and Chester Greenough (bookplate); Chester was a Dean at Harvard; Greenough Hall is named after him. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Inventory No: 047969.
BAL 7600. Provenance: Ruth and Chester Greenough (bookplate); Chester was a Dean at Harvard; Greenough Hall is named after him. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Inventory No: 047969.
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
- Pazzo Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 047969
- Título
- The Scarlet Letter
- Autor
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Fair Condition
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Ticknor, Reed, and Fields
- Lugar de publicación
- Boston
- Fecha de publicación
- 1850
- Palabras clave
- Literature & Literary; NOISBN
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Sobre Pazzo Books
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- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- Points of Issue
- Points are physical attributes that are specific to a printing or edition of a book, such as a typo on a specific page that was...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Categorías de este libro
- Literatura de ficción Ficción por región Ficción norteamericana
- Literatura de ficción Literatura clásica
- Literatura de ficción Ficción histórica
- Literatura de ficción Estudios literarios Crítica literaria
- Literatura de ficción Ficción moderna
- Literatura de ficción Misterio y suspense Misterio
- Infantil y juvenil Juvenil y adulto joven Ficción y literatura juvenil
