The Scarlet Letter. A Romance
de Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Fine
- Librería
-
Stephenville, Texas, United States
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
The Franklin Library. , 1979. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Collector's Edition; Hardcover, bound in quarter leather and two raised bands on spine; marbled endpages, gilt edges, and with ribbon marker; in fine condition. .
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.
Leer más: Encontrar primeras ediciones de The Scarlet Letter. A Romance
Reseñas
(¡Iniciar sesión or Crear una cuenta primero!)
Detalles
- Librería
- Eryops Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 001856
- Título
- The Scarlet Letter. A Romance
- Autor
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Fine
- Editorial
- The Franklin Library.
- Fecha de publicación
- 1979
- Palabras clave
- novel, novels, nineteenth century 19th america , american, literature
Términos de venta
Eryops Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
Sobre el vendedor
Eryops Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2010
Stephenville, Texas
Sobre Eryops Books
Internet and mail order bookstore for out of print and rare books in the natural sciences and archeology.
Glosario
Algunos términos que podrían usarse en esta descripción incluyen:
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
