Tanglewood Tales

Lot 311
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Lot 311 | Tanglewood Tales
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HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel (1804-1864). Tanglewood Tales, for Girls and Boys; being a Second Wonder-Book. Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1853.

A bright copy of the first American edition, first printing, of Hawthorne's last children's book. BAL 7614 (first printing, with only Boston Stereotype Foundry on the copyright page; printing A of adverts); Clark A22.2a.

Octavo (166 x 105mm). Engraved vignette title-page and six plates, printing "A" of adverts at front dated July 1853 (final leaves with minor soiling). Original red cloth, gilt-stamped spine and blind-stamped covers (spine ends lightly rubbed, corners just showing); modern clamshell box.
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