HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL. 1804-1864.

The Property of Nicole and William M. Keck II. Sold without reserve to benefit charitable institutions.
HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL. 1804-1864.
The Scarlet Letter. Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850. 8vo (172 x 110 mm). 4 pp ads dated March 1, 1850 bound-in at rear. Red crushed morocco, gilt, by Bayntun-Riviere, with gilt "A" devices in spine compartments, original cloth covers and trimmed spine title bound at rear, cloth slipcase.

FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with misprint on p 21, ads dated March 1, 1850, but bound at rear. Finely bound in red morocco gilt. BAL 7600; Clark A16.1; Grolier American 59.