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New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1846. First edition, third printing. Full Leather. Two volume set. 19 x 13 cm. 12mo. [6] 207pp, [6] 211pp. First edition, third printing, Wiley and Putnam issue with "T. B. Smith, Stereotyper" on copyright page of part 1 and "William Osborn, Printer" and "T. B. Smith, Stereotyper" on copyright page of part 2. Type battering matches that of the 3rd printing described on page 122 in Clark. Bound into full levant morocco with 5 raised bands to spines. TEG. Gilt tooling to the leather surrounding the paste-downs and gilt spine lettering.Signed binding by Pfister. The original green cloth covers are present and have been bound into the rear of volume 2. These match binding (6) described on page 119 of Clark, a two-parts-in-one printing. New endpapers. Half-title page present in both parts. Spines are somewhat sun-toned. There are a few dark splotches to the leather. Mild scuffing to heads of spines. A collection of previously published short stories,…

A collection of short stories published in 1846, it reflects Hawthorne's dark romanticism and explores human nature and morality.

First editions are typically bound in brown cloth with gold stamping on the spine.