The Marble Faun: Or, The Romance of Monte Beni
Hawthorne, Nathaniel
From ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
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From ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 3 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since November 21, 2006
About this Item
The Marble Faun: Or, The Romance of Monte Beni By Nathaniel Hawthorne Illustrated with Photogravures Complete in Two Volumes, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Boston, 1890, frontispieces with illustrations, cream and red cloth with red dust jackets, 8.5 x 5.5 , 8vo. In fair condition. Dust jackets poor. Volume one dust jacket spine faded, chipped at edges. Volume two dust jacket spine missing with only flaps remaining. Flaps are worn and stained. Cloth is good with light soiling to cream spines and minor rubbing to extremities. Gilt tooling remains clean and bright. End papers irregularly toned in each volume. Interior lightly toned with scattered foxing.light offsetting from plates. Tissue guards lightly toned but intact. Free of markings or ownership. Mid-gutter of volume two is shaken otherwise bindings are intact. Please see photos. Scarce edition. Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing. - Hawthorne. Seller Inventory # COLL1890ABDO
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Marble Faun: Or, The Romance of Monte ...
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin and Company
Publication Date: 1890
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: Poor
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