Search Results: the marble faun two volumes in by nathaniel hawthorne

Boston: Fields, Osgood and Co., 1869. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Early edition and printing, but not specified. Hard cover 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall in stamped brown cloth w/copper titles. Very Good/No DJ. Cloth scuffed, chipped at spine tips, spine slant; hinges strong, interior clean and unmarked. Volume I only, set in Italy. xi, 283pp.

Houghton, Mifflin, 1888-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. Fair 2 VOLUME SET of hardcovers. ORIGINAL 1888 PRINTING. Pages have couple pencil marks. Covers show edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing. Front Hinges cracked but bindings intact. Books shelf-cocked.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Ticknor and Fields. Collectible - Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Good. Volume 1. (psychological fiction, Italy, Americans, nobility, women art students, murder)

Ticknor and Fields, 1864. Hardcover. Good. . 2 vols. Spines faded. Minor chipping at edges. Minor shelf/age wear. Pages clean.

Houghton, Mifflin and company, 1889-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good 2 VOLUME SET of hardcovers. No DJ's. Beautiful steel engraved frontispiece of Hawthorne in volume 1. Illustrated with many photogravures. Pages clean and unmarked. Gilt page top edges. Covers (red and cream boards with gilt decoration/lettering) show minor shelf wear. Spines slightly tanned. Bindings loosening slightly but still intact.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1860. Book. Very Good. Decorative Silk. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. Decorative dark brown silk, blindstamping to boards (floral, ruling), gilt titles, chocolate brown endpapers. 284 pp. Short closed tear to front endpaper, corner missing to rear blank endpaper (uncolored), previous owner name and 1860 date to half-title. Light chipping to top of spine, light fraying to bottom of spine. Very good..

Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1892. Reprint. Hard Back. Very Good. 1892 Illustrated with Photogravures throughout. Cream cloth spine red gilt decorated boards 527 pages complete in 2 volumes

Boston / New York / Cambridge: Houghton, Mifflin and Company / The Riverside Press, 1890. Reissue. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. U.S. Secretary of State Robert Lansing's copy, with his bookplate on front endpaper of each volume (these were purchased from a family library in Henderson Harbor, NY, near his birthplace in Watertown, which included many other works owned by him). Boards soiled, spines and endpapers lightly foxed, 1/2 inch closed tear to spine head of second volume. 1890 Hard Cover. Complete in two volumes. ii, 266; [267]-527, [3] pp. 8vo. paginated continuously. 8 1/8 x 5 3/8. Photogravures throughout text. Original red cloth boards, cream spines appear to be cloth imitating vellum. Gilt borders, decorations, and top page ridge. A great edition of this interesting title by the author most well-known for The Scarlet Letter and The House of Seven Gables. The Marble Faun: Or, The Romance of Monte Beni, also known as Transformation, was the last of the four major romances by… Read More

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860. Second American Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Second American edition (BAL 7624). Bindings slightly shaken, boards lightly rubbed with corners slightly exposed, discoloration on front board of first volume, front flyleaf of both volumes removed. 1860 Hard Cover. Complete in two volumes. xi, [12]-283; 288 pp. Original brown cloth, gilt titles, blind-stamped borders and decorations. A novel by the author most well-known for The Scarlet Letter and The House of Seven Gables. The Marble Faun: Or, The Romance of Monte Beni, also known as Transformation, was the last of the four major romances by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and was published in 1860. The Marble Faun, written on the eve of the American Civil War, is set in a fantastical Italy. The romance mixes elements of a fable, pastoral, gothic novel, and travel guide. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Nathaniel Hawthorne (born Nathaniel Hathorne; July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was an American novelist and short… Read More

Two Volumes in One.    Boston: James R. Osgood & Co. (1875).  VIII+283+288 Pages.  Hardcover (Embossed all over DarkGreen cloth, Gilt title in front and on the spine, no dj). The Book is in an excellent (Fine) condition  (Zero Wear, Clean. Unmarked. Perfect binding and hinges). 7.7"x5.0"x1.3".  be20016

Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1890 1st ed thus. Two Volumes. Hardback, 8vo. Approx 8 x 5.5 inches. In polished full calf leather fine bindings, with decorative gilt paneled boards, full gilt decorations to spines with twin maroon leather spine labels. Gilt edge dentelles. Marbled endpapers and gilt top page edges. In very good conditions. Some minor rubbing to corners of boards and also to labels on spines. A couple of minor handling marks to boards including some spots to front board and fading to rear edge of vol.1. Small private bookself label to endpapers “Y.4.” Inside pages all very clean, bright and tight. No penned inscriptions. No foxing or darkening to pages. Else very good clean and tight copies. 2 vols: 266 - 527pp. Illustrated with 51 (27 & 24) B&W gravure plates, all with titled tissue guards. Riverside Press title vignettes in red. The Marble Faun: Or, The Romance of Monte Beni, also known by the British title Transformation, was the last of the… Read More

Boston, MA: Ticknor and Fields, 1860. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. First edition, later printing. Octavo (8vo). American novel; 1st ed., later printing; 2 volume set, complete. 16 pages publisher's advertisements vol. 1; Measures 18.9cm (height); original blind stamped brown hardcover cloth worn; spines, frayed; corners bumped; vol.1 back hinge cracked; vol. 2 fore-edge ink stained; book seller's sticker vol.1 endpaper..

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, Riverside, Cambridge: Stereotyped and printed by H. O. Houghton and Company, 1860. First edition, third state. Hardcover. Boards mildly worn, edges faintly foxed, rubbed in parts; personal owner stamps and names; else tight, clean and overall a very good(+) set. Tiny b&w illus bookplate of John Ruyle to front paste-downs; personal owner names and stamps of previous owners, including small stamp of one Peyton Brooks to a few leaves. Appears that an 'errant' secondary front free endpaper may have been removed from volume one though no such paper exist (or lack of evidence of removal) in volume two, thus perhaps a 'corrected' bindery error.. Two octavos in blind-stamped & ornamentedpolished brown cloth; brown paste-downs and endpapers; Volume One: [2], xi, [2], 16-283 pages ; Volume Two: 284 pages. 16 pages of publisher's advertisements at end of volume 1. 19 cm. "The Marble Faun: or, The Romance of Monte Beni, also known by the British title Transformation, was the last of… Read More

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860. 1st edition - later printing. Hardback. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth with blind-stamped decoration and blind-ruled border to front and rear boards. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and dust-toned as with age with corners slightly bumped and frayed. Decorated floral endpapers. Professionally rebacked with the original spine laid back; very impressively finished. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; internally tight, bright, clean and strong. Very minor pen annotation to title page of volume 1. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 2 pages; Physical desc.: 2 vols (xi, 283, 284, pp) 19 cm. Subject: Americans -- Italy -- Fiction. Women art students -- Fiction. Artists -- Fiction. Summary: Befriended by Donatello, a young Italian with the classical grace of the 'Marble Faun', Miriam, Hilda, and Kenyon, three American expatriates, find their pursuit of art taking a sinister turn as Miriam's unhappy past threatens to lead them into tragedy.

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860. First US edition, first printing. 12mo. pp. , -283; -284. . With March 1860 catalogue in the back of vol. 1. Brown p. 47. Bound in brown cloth, worn at the extremities of the spines, rear hinge of vol 1 loose, a very good set. BAL 7621.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1900. Graylock Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ in boards. Rubbing along panel edges. Top text block edges gilt. .

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860. These are Near Fine copies of the Second Impression of the First Edition. Original brown publisher's cloth binding, decoratively stamped. Gilt titling on the spines. Volume One is xi, 283 pages, with 16 pages of publisher's adverts in the rear, dated March 1860. The Table of Contents precedes the Preface. Volume Two has 284 pages. A bit of rubbing to the head and foot of the spines; Volume Two has a tiny chip at the top of the spine. Gilt on spine somewhat dulled but perfectly readable. Withal, quite attractive copies of this high spot of American literature. In archival plastic covers.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860. First edition. Old paper clip impression to front endpaper and first few leaves of first volume, no loss; light rubbing; gilt stamping only slightly dulled.. Two vols., 8vos, 283, 284pp + publisher's ads at end of first volume; brown cloth. Second state of publisher's ads, dated March 1860.

1860. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/No Dust Jacket. Boston, 1860, 1st edition, 1st issue, with advertisements dated March, 1860; Boston, Ticknor and Fields, very good+ condition in both volumes, minor wear to top and bottom edge of spine and corners, Nathaniel Hawthorne