Books

First Editions, First Printings of each book in this two volume set. Each book is bound in the publisher's brown cloth with light wear to the edges. The bindings of both books are tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. The pages are clean with a small matching bookplate in each book. There is NO writing or marks in the book. A wonderful set with the ads present in the back of volume 1.

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.