HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel

True Stories from History and Biography

Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1851. 12mo (16.5 x 9.8 cm). viii, 335 pages. 4-page advertisements at end. Frontispiece and three plates. Original red blind-embossed cloth, gilt-lettered on spine. Skilfully rebacked with original spine laid down, some wear at extremities. Item #406560

FIRST EDITION, only printing, BAL's first impression, which Clark calls "probable second state" of the preface. Collects Grandfather's Chair, Famous Old People, Liberty Tree, and Biographical Stories. Clark A12.1.a2.

Price: $300.00