HAWTHORNE Nathaniel — The Scarlet Letter

Bliss Sands & Co olive green cloth with gilt titling to cover and spine, handling and dust soiled cloth, top corner of spine frayed, corners rubbed back at tips, minor foxing to endpapers, owner inscripiton in ink copperplate to half-title ' Major A Rugby Pratt, Queen's College, Universty of Melbourne 1901', 318pp + 2pp adverts for The Burleigh Library, rubricated title, frontis + 7 plates each with tissue guards, some with minor foxing, top edge gilt others uncut, generally nearer VG copy, illustrated by Heath Robinson, Major Albert Rugby Pratt was a prominent Methodist in New Zealand, and also a writer of historical studies including 'The pioneering days in southern Maoriland' H First Edition No Jacket London Good Heath Robinson 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall