THE MARBLE FAUN by Hawthorne, Nathaniel - 1860

Ticknor & Fields. Very Good with no dust jacket; Both volumes show some expected wear to . spines and board corners, primarily cloth loss to spine ends (varies, but . ave. approx 1/3" to 1/2" top/bottom), w/some closed vertical tears and in . spots at spine edge w/moderate rubbing to board corners; faint 1894 . previous owner name/date to first blank; Vol I w/browning to 1/2" upper . corners, else leaves about FINE. Vol II, but for a few fox marks, leaves . essentially FINE.. 1860. First US Edition; Fourth Printing. Hardcover. PREFACE PRECEDES CONTENTS; PUB. ADV. ARE MARCH, 1860 at rear of Vol Fully bound brown cloth -- original publisher, NOT rebound! -- over boards . W/GILT stamped lettering to spine; and blind stamped decorations and blocking to front and spine. Vol I: 283pp; followed by 16pp pub. adv.; Vol II: 288pp. Brown coated endpapers.I. ; 8vo; With the conclusion added for the fourth issue demanded by readers of the 8000 copies of the first three issues... .