ID 967516
Lot 316 | True Stories from History and Biography, The Snow-Image, and A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys
Valeur estimée
$ 500 – 1 000
— The Snow-Image and Other Twice-Told Tales. Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1852. First printing with four page publisher’s catalogue inserted between the front endpapers. One of 2,425 copies. BAL 7606; Clark A19.1a. Octavo (180 x 110mm). 4 page publisher’s catalogue (minor offsetting). Original brown cloth blind stamped (somewhat bumped at extremities); modern custom marbled slipcase. Provenance: H. Bradley Martin (bookplate, his sale; Sotheby’s New York 30-31 January 1990, lot 2071); Mildred Greenhill (bookplate).
— A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys. Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1852. First edition, second printing. BAL 7607; Clark 18.1.a. Octavo (168 x 105mm). Frontispiece and six plates inserted (scattered stains). Original purple cloth blind stamped, yellow endpapers (slightly faded); modern custom red slipcase and chemise. Provenance: E.J. Ells (stamp).
Three first editions of collected tales and short stories with moral implications, including the Bradley Martin copy of The Snow-Image. Hawthorne’s continued exploration of allegorical writing for children and adults following the immense success of Twice Told Tales.
| Artiste: | Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864) |
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| Lieu d'origine: | Etats-Unis |
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| Artiste: | Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864) |
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| Lieu d'origine: | Etats-Unis |
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