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TANGLEWOOD TALES

by HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel

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1913. HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel. TANGLEWOOD TALES. Illustrated by Milo WINTER. Chicago: Rand McNally & Co. (1913). Windermere Series. 283 pp. 8vo., blue cloth with gilt lettering and color illustrated pastedown on front cover. Green and white pictorial endpapers. Near fine, minor shelfwear only. In good dust jacket with matching cover illustration, with light soil, and a few small chips and tears, slightly affecting spine title. Frontispiece and seven color plates.

Synopsis

Tanglewood Tales for Boys and Girls , published in1853, is a book by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, a sequel to A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys. It is a re-writing of well-known Greek myths in a volume for children. The book includes the myths of: Theseus and the Minotaur (Chapter : "The Minotaur") Antaeus and the Pygmies (Chapter: "The Pygmies") Dragon's Teeth (Chapter: "The Dragon's Teeth") Circe's Palace (Chapter: "Circe's Palace") Proserpina, Ceres, Pluto, and the Pomegranate Seed (Chapter: "The Pomegranate Seed") Jason and the Golden Fleece (Chapter: "The Golden Fleece")

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Bookseller
Boston Book Company US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
84603
Title
TANGLEWOOD TALES
Author
HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel
Book Condition
Used
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Date Published
1913

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Shelfwear
Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Fine
A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....

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