Books

Boston: Samuel Cassino, 1892. hardcover. near fine. Many illustrations by H.P. Barnes. 2 volumes, 8vo, bound in 3/4 blue polished calf, ornately gilt spines, burgundy leather spine labels, marbled boards, top edges gilt. Boston: Samuel Cassino, 1892. Near Fine.

The Scarlet Letter, published in 1850, is considered one of Nathaniel Hawthorne's most famous works. It is a historical romance set in the puritanical Massachusetts Bay Colony during the mid-17th century.