Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1852. First edition. 12mo, [1], 4pp. (ads), [3], 144pp. Frontis. Brown cloth ruled and decorated in blind, gilt lettering to spine. Small split to cloth at headcap, light soiling, toning to ad catalog, else clean internally. Very good or better. Hawthorne wrote this biography of his close friend Franklin Pierce, which was issued as an election document. Pierce would go on to win the 1852 election and succeed Millard Fillmore to become the 14th president of the United States.

This copy BAL state A with brown cloth and spine imprint 2mm high. Ads state D (no priority) dated September, 1852, and "The Golden Legend," described as "Just published," with lowercase "p."

Sharp copy of this nonfiction work from the Dark Romantic novelist, Hawthorne.
BAL 7612.

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Bookseller's Inventory #: 4635
Title: Life of Franklin Pierce
Author: Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Format/Binding: 12mo, [1], 4pp. (ads), [3], 144pp. Frontis. Brown cloth ruled and decorated in blind, gilt lettering to spine. Small split to cl
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1852

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