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Twice Told Tales ( 2 Volume Set )
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Connell, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1857. Hardcover. Very Good. 1857-1851...2 volume set...Brown cloth w/ embossed decor on front and rear boards . Gold title on spine ..Volume 2 corners worn through.Front free endpaper missing. Lightly shaken w/ pages 151-162 partly pulled loose. Yellowed/ tanning. Volume 1 all intact without worn corners. No cracked hinges. Content tight and clean. Yellowed/Tanning.
Synopsis
Twice-Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a collection of short stories, most of which are infused with a very New England gothic tone. The first was published in the spring of 1837, and the second in 1842. The stories had all been previously published in magazines and annuals. The title, Twice-Told Tales , was drawn from William Shakespeare's The Life and Death of King John (Act 3, scene 4): "Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, / Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man." The piece is composed of sketches and tales, mostly allegories and moralistic fantasies including "The Gray Champion," "The Wedding Knell," "The Minister's Black Veil," "Mr. Higginbotham's Catastrophe," "Wakefield," "The Great Carbuncle," "The Prophetic Pictures," "The Hollow of the Three Hills," "Fancy's Show Box," and "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment."
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- Bookseller
- George Isbell
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011981
- Title
- Twice Told Tales ( 2 Volume Set )
- Author
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Ticknor & Fields
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1857
- Keywords
- literature; fiction; 19th century literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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General Inventory..Old, Rare, Scarce, Collectible, Most fields. Some New publisher Remainders..On Line Only.. Retired from retail trade and clearing out much inventory...Some has been in storage for 50+ years..
Glossary
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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