HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL — The Scarlet Letter

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1975. Leather. First published in 1850, "The Scarlet Letter" is perhaps Nathaniel Hawthorne's best-known work. It is offered here in a deluxe leatherbound reprint edition by the Easton Press. With illustrations in red tones by W. A. Dwiggins, a publisher's preface, an introduction by the author (entitled 'The Custom-House'), and includes a frontis portrait of Nathaniel Hawthorne by Richard Loehle. Issued as part of the publisher's Collector's Edition series: The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. --- Bound in full red bonded leather covers with distinctive gilt decorations & prominent 'A' stamped on covers and spine. Titling stamped on spine in gilt, with four raised bands. All edges also in gilt. Deep red silk moire endpapers, with matching sewn-in satin ribbon bookmark. --- An about-Near Fine copy, but with a faint dark band of discoloration to front cover and slight scratching to gilding on textblock fore-edge, else a clean, bright, unmarked copy with no additional apparent damages. Lacks a dust jacket (as issued). (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested.); Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; viii, [4], 3-280 pages. Near Fine in No Dust Jacket dust jacket .