The House of the Seven Gables and The Snow Image and Other Twice Told Tales
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Company, 1896. 8vo. Fine. Item #18978
A stunning 1896 edition of one of the most iconic and influential works of American literature, originally published in 1851.
"The House of the Seven Gables is a Gothic novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1851, that explores themes of hereditary sin, guilt, and redemption through the cursed Pyncheon family and their decaying ancestral home in Salem, Massachusetts. Inspired by a real house and Hawthorne's own family history, including his ancestor's role in the Salem Witch Trials, the story follows the Pyncheons as they grapple with a dark legacy of greed and injustice that haunts them for generations."
This 1896 edition is a single volume from the 13-volume Riverside Edition, finely bound in contemporary three-quarter tan calf over marbled-paper covered boards. Raised bands to spine with titling stamped in gilt. Two leather spine labels. 641pp. Marbled end papers.
Square tight binding. Clean interior. Very mild wear to binding. Presents handsomely in a clear, archival mylar dust jacket.
Price: $175.00