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First Editions, First Printings. A wonderful copy of this (2) volume set with ALL the First Issue points including the 16 pages of ads dated February 1860 at the end of volume I, page ix of volume 1 has the signed "1* and there is a preface placed before table of contents in volume 1. Both books are bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's brown cloth. The bindings are tight with minor wear to the boards. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy in collector's condition.

The Marble Faun is a novel by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, originally published in 1860. The book explores themes of guilt, redemption, and the human condition through the lives of four characters living in 19th-century Rome. 'The Marble Faun' is considered an important work in Hawthorne's literary career, as it delves deeply into the complexities of morality, art, and the consequences of sin.