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Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter
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Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter
Illustrated by: Felix Octavius Carr Darley (American, 1822–1888)
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne (American, 1804–1864)
Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and Co. (American, founded in 1880)
Printer: Heliotype Printing Co., Boston
Printer: Riverside Press (American, founded in 1852)
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne (American, 1804–1864)
Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and Co. (American, founded in 1880)
Printer: Heliotype Printing Co., Boston
Printer: Riverside Press (American, founded in 1852)
1880
Place of Publication: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 12 photomechanical heliotypes
Dimensions
Overall: 37 x 46.5 x 1.5 cm (14 9/16 x 18 5/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Fund
Accession Number1982.351
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Company [1880]
Description(Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Company [1880]) 37 cm; [16 ff.], plus 12 pls.; original publisher's printed dark tan embossed paper wrappers.
These illustrations were first published in 1879. This edition carries the imprint of Houghton Mifflin (rather than Osgood) and is dated 1880 by OCLC. Its format is smaller than the first edition, and the plates have been slightly reduced (MFA copy of first ed.: BR181). The illustrations are printed by the Heliotype Printing Co. after Darley's pen drawings.
These illustrations were first published in 1879. This edition carries the imprint of Houghton Mifflin (rather than Osgood) and is dated 1880 by OCLC. Its format is smaller than the first edition, and the plates have been slightly reduced (MFA copy of first ed.: BR181). The illustrations are printed by the Heliotype Printing Co. after Darley's pen drawings.
ProvenanceHotchkiss School Library, Sharon Connecticut; R. W. Smith Bookseller, New Haven CT, from whom purchased by MFA, June 9, 1982.