Nathanial Hawthorne's Twice-Told Tales.

HARDBACK "RARELY AVAILABLE IN THIS EDITION," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus? * Date of Publication: 1876* Publisher: George Bell & Sons.* Binding and cover condition: Blue cloth, gilt title & lining to red spine label. Corners somewhat bumped, heavily rubbed & worn. Head & tail of spine worn and slightly split. Some marks and ageing to boards. ACC* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper. ND* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean and tight with light reading wear, no marks to text, some marks and age to end papers including name to fep. All edges darkened and dusty. GD++* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 358 pp. text.* Description: The two series complete in one volume."Twice-Told Tales" was sponsored by Hawthorne's friend, Horation Bridge (a lawyer at the time, he later joined the Navy and rose to the rank of commodore). It sold moderately well when it was published, and then saw a resurgence after the publication of "The Scarlet Letter." Thirty nine separate tales from two volumes printed as one, including "The Grey Champion," "Sunday at Home," "The Knell," four legends of ?The Manor House,? ?The Haunted Mind,? ?The Village Uncle,? & Edward Fane?s Rosebud.?* A NEAR GD++ copy with some faults and ageing reducing it to ACC. No dust jacket.*