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The Snow-Image and Other Twice-Told Tales
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
"The Snow-Image, and Other Twice-Told Tales" by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE. 1852 1st edition, 1st printing (with a publisher's four-page catalog dated January, 1852 at the front); Ticknor, Reed, and Fields; Boston. The book is a collection of 15 short stories including The Snow-Image - A Childish Miracle, The Great Stone Face, Ethan Brand, The Canterbury Pilgrims, The Devil in Manuscript, The Wives of the Dead, Old Ticonderoga - A Picture of the Past...please see the photos for the complete list.
Condition:
There are a few light stains on the cover; the bottom-right corner of the back cover has a few tiny, dark stain specks. Cloth tears at the corners of the covers. The top and bottom edges of the spine are worn down. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Consistent foxing to the pages. Pages 38-47 have dark stains at the lower-outer corners. Ex-library copy with a library label affixed to the front pastedown, and a card sleeve & date slip affixed to the rear end paper and pastedown. There is an inscription dated 1852 written in pen on a front end paper. The letter "H" in "Hawthorne" on the title page has 2 small underlines in pencil. Overall the book is in Good- condition.
Condition:
There are a few light stains on the cover; the bottom-right corner of the back cover has a few tiny, dark stain specks. Cloth tears at the corners of the covers. The top and bottom edges of the spine are worn down. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Consistent foxing to the pages. Pages 38-47 have dark stains at the lower-outer corners. Ex-library copy with a library label affixed to the front pastedown, and a card sleeve & date slip affixed to the rear end paper and pastedown. There is an inscription dated 1852 written in pen on a front end paper. The letter "H" in "Hawthorne" on the title page has 2 small underlines in pencil. Overall the book is in Good- condition.
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Details
- Seller
- CraigsClassics
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 6314
- Title
- The Snow-Image and Other Twice-Told Tales
- Author
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Ticknor, Reed, and Fields
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1852
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- nathaniel hawthorne, young goodman brown, the great stone face, ministers black veil, the birthmark, blithedale romance, wonder book boys girls, scarlet letter, mosses old manse, our old home, grandfathers chair, house seven gables, fanshawe, twice told t
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- Literature / Fiction;
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About the Seller
CraigsClassics
Biblio member since 2018
Hudson, New Hampshire
About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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