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Lot 24

HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel (1804-1864). The Scarlet Letter. Boston: Ticknor, Reed and Fields, 1850.

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Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Estimate$1,000 – $1,500

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HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel (1804-1864). The Scarlet Letter. Boston: Ticknor, Reed and Fields, 1850.

8vo. 4pp. publisher's ads dated 1 March 1850 bound in at front; title printed in red and black. (Tiny stain to fore-edge of text block and a few margins.) Original brown blind-embossed cloth, gilt-lettered spine (recased, spine ends renewed).

FIRST EDITION. Hawthorne's work was an immediate success, selling 2,500 copies in its first week of publication, giving Hawthorne his first literary success. BAL 7600; Grolier American 59.

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Lot 24

HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel (1804-1864). The Scarlet Letter. Boston: Ticknor, Reed and Fields, 1850.

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Estimate$1,000 – $1,500

Status

Closed

HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel (1804-1864). The Scarlet Letter. Boston: Ticknor, Reed and Fields, 1850.

Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana

HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel (1804-1864). The Scarlet Letter. Boston: Ticknor, Reed and Fields, 1850.

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