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Twice-Told Tales
de HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel
- Usado
- Muy bueno
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Muy bueno/Case Fine
- Librería
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Boston: American Stationers' Company, 1837. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Case Fine. 8vo. Pp. [4], 12-234, [16] of publisher's advertising. Rib-embossed blue-green publisher's cloth, gilt stamped titles in frame on the spine, publisher's circular device on the title page. Light stains to cloth and spine a trifle sunned, corners crisp with edges minimally rubbed, hinges and gutters intact, top edge dust-soiled, light scattered foxing. Name of early owner R. Dodge in ink on FFEP. Bookplate of Lawrence Waters Jenkins.
Custom drop-down-back clamshell case, polished dark green calf over dark green cloth, gilt stamped titles and rules, five raised bands, gray Canson art paper lining. First edition, only printing. This collection was the first appearance of Hawthorne stories under his name. The relatively small first edition of 1000 was slow to sell but favorably reviewed and immediately won him high standing. (The publisher did not survive the Panic of 1837.) An attractive copy in an enchanting binding variant of this scarce edition.
Fellow Salem native Lawrence Waters Jenkins was Curator of Ethnology at the Peabody Museum 1901-1949; his impressive bookplate features the image of a club from the Marquesas Islands.
CLARK, A2.1; BAL, 7581. Cover is now protected in a removable, clear archival sleeve.
Sinopsis
Twice-Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a collection of short stories, most of which are infused with a very New England gothic tone. The first was published in the spring of 1837, and the second in 1842. The stories had all been previously published in magazines and annuals. The title, Twice-Told Tales , was drawn from William Shakespeare's The Life and Death of King John (Act 3, scene 4): "Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, / Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man." The piece is composed of sketches and tales, mostly allegories and moralistic fantasies including "The Gray Champion," "The Wedding Knell," "The Minister's Black Veil," "Mr. Higginbotham's Catastrophe," "Wakefield," "The Great Carbuncle," "The Prophetic Pictures," "The Hollow of the Three Hills," "Fancy's Show Box," and "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment."
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- Librería
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 7636
- Título
- Twice-Told Tales
- Autor
- HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Case Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- American Stationers' Company
- Lugar de publicación
- Boston
- Fecha de publicación
- 1837
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Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Miembro de Biblio desde 2010
Seattle, Washington
Sobre Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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