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The Scarlet Letter
by (Angelo, Valenti) Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Used
- Condition
- Original tan buckram, orange morocco spine. Almost fine copy with minor wear at the head
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: Random House, 1928. Copy No. 909 of 980 copies printed by the Grabhorn Press. Illustrated with colored wood block designed and engraved by Valenti Angelo. 362, [1] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original tan buckram, orange morocco spine. Almost fine copy with minor wear at the head. Angelo, Valenti. Copy No. 909 of 980 copies printed by the Grabhorn Press. Illustrated with colored wood block designed and engraved by Valenti Angelo. 362, [1] pp. 1 vols. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 224606
- Title
- The Scarlet Letter
- Author
- (Angelo, Valenti) Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Format/Binding
- Illustrated with colored wood block designed and engraved by Valenti Angelo. 362, [1] pp. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Original tan buckram, orange morocco spine. Almost fine copy with minor wear at the head
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Copy No. 909 of 980 copies printed by the Grabhorn Press
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1928
- Keywords
- Private Press | American | American | Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books; Literature; Private Press;
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James Cummins Bookseller
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
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- Morocco
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- Buckram
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- Fine
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