Nathaniel Hawthorne — The Scarlet Letter
New York, The Grolier Club, 1908. Cloth. A colourfully illustrated limited edition copy of one of the most important American novels ever written. A limited edition of 300 unnumbered copies, published by the Grolier Club, a private club and society of bibliophiles based in New York City.In a slipcase, in a good only condition.One of the most important American novels ever published, 'The Scarlet Letter' follows the young Hester Prynne as she births a child from an unknown man. Living in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony, Prynne is subjected to humiliating punishment, including being ordered to wear a scarlet letter 'A' for the rest of her life.This was and remains an immensely popular novel, and was one of the first mass-produced books in the United States.Illustrated with thirteen plates, each of which is produced twice, with one in colour and one in monochrome. Illustrated by George H. Boughton. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's half cloth binding with paper to the boards, in the original slipcase. Externally, smart. A few minor marks to the boards and spine. Hinges are strained. Internally, binding is strained in places. Pages are bright and clean. Slipcase is worn, top edge is detached but present. Light rubbing and minor marks to the slipcase. Slipcase is in a good only condition. Very Good . Ill.: George H. Boughton. Very Good .
