THE SCARLET LETTER BY NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE 1900 DELUXE BINDING TALWIN MORRIS
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[HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL]. The Scarlet Letter and The House with the Seven Gables. London: The Gresham Publishing Co., n.d. [ca. 1900].
First edition thus. Two works in one. Leather-bound. Hardcover. Octavo (205 x 140 x 45 mm.). Pp. xv, 405. Pagination continuous. Publisher's original deluxe quarter leather, smooth spine with art nouveau design by Talwin Morris, a leading illustrator and book designer during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Illustrated with 3 full-page drawings by John H. Bacon. With an introduction by J. A. Nicklin. Title page in red and black. Grey endpapers. Condition: NEAR FINE. Binding tight, secure and square, the hinges intact. Covers and contents near immaculate. Mild spotting to fore edge. Without previous ownership markings. Scarce.