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Boston: Ticknor, Reed & Fields, 1851. First. hardcover. fine. 8vo, exquisitely re-bound in full black morocco elaborately decorated in gilt, with equally elaborate red & black leather doublures, red silk moire fly-leaves. Boston: Ticknor, Reed & Fields, 1851. First Edition. The original brown cloth covers & spine have been bound in, as well as the ads, dated May, 1851. The binding is unsigned, but masterfully executed.

The House of the Seven Gables is a Gothic novel written in 1851. It explores themes of guilt, retribution, and atonement within a New England family history.

First editions are noted for their dark blue cloth binding and embossed covers.