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Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850. First edition, publisher’s ads dated March 1, 1850. [iv], 322 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original brown cloth stamped blind, spine titled in gilt. Early ownership written neatly in pencil on flyleaf following ads. Skilful repairs to spine ends and front inner hinge. Very good plus. First edition, publisher’s ads dated March 1, 1850. [iv], 322 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Hawthorne’s masterpiece, the great novel of the Puritan American conscience. BAL 7600; Clarke A16.1; Grolier American Hundred 59; Grolier, Hawthorne, no. 21

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.

First editions feature a grey cloth cover with gilt lettering.