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The House of the Seven Gables: A Romance
Nathaniel Hawthorne
1851
George Routledge and Co : London
6.5" by 4"
(2), 252pp
SUMMARY
A scarce, internally clean First UK Edition of Hawthorne's gothic romance, in need of a sympathetic rebinding.
Leather Binding
Overall Condition: Fair
This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
Bound in half-leather with gilt lettering and marbled paper-covered boards.
The House of the Seven Gables was Hawthorne's follow-up to his highly successful novel The Scarlet Letter. Frequently haunted by the sins of his ancestors in the Salem witch trials, Hawthorne examines guilt, retribution, and atonement in this novel.
It took him ten months to write, completing it in early 1851. After its publication, Hawthorne said, "It sold finely and seems to have pleased a good many people".
CONDITION
Bound in half-leather with gilt lettering and marbled paper-covered boards. here is only some mild wear to the extremities, with just some mild bumping and rubbing.The boards and spine are detached. The binding is generally firm. Internally the pages are clean with slight browning to the page edges. Overall the condition is fair with a near fine interior.
Overall Condition: Fair
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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