8vo (178 x 110 mm). Title printed in red and black. 4-page publisher's advertisements dated 1 October 1850 bound in at front. (Dampstaining to a few leaves.) Original publisher's brown cloth (minor losses to foot of spine, some wear or losses to corners or extremities, hinges starting). Provenance: Louis V. Ledoux (1880-1948), American poet, George Edward Woodberry scholar, Japanese print collector (engraved bookplate).

Second edition, with the Metcalf and Company imprint on copyright page and ads dated October 1, 1849. Hawthorne's work was an immediate success, selling 2,500 copies in its first week of publication, giving Hawthorne his first literary success.  HAWTHORNE'S SIGNATURE TIPPED IN facing title-page. BAL 7600; Grolier American 59.