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Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields., 1851 First edition. Second or Third printing, with last letters on first two lines of page 149 not battered. Binding variation B. BAL does not distinguish between these two early printings. Has March 1851 ads. Copyright 1851, Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hardcover, 16mo. In the original vertically-striped brown blind-stamped cloth. Front and back boards triple-ruled in blind, with corner fleurons, and center floral vignette. Spine with banding, separating titles and publisher, which are blocked in gilt. Second compartment "THE HOUSE/OF THE/SEVEN GABLES/HAWTHORNE, sixth compartment "TICKNOR & CO." Cream yellow endpapers. Previous owner's name inscribed to endpaper. Publisher's catalogue at front titled "New Books and New Editions" in 4 page paginated advertisement. Dated March, 1851. Stereotyped by Hobart A Robbins, Boston. **COLLATION: [i-ii],[iii]-vi Preface, [7-8], [9]-344, [2] pp. **CONDITION: Very Good. Spine cocked, with exterior soiling and…

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.