THE SCARLET LETTER — NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE

Vintage Collins Pocket Classic / Collins Clear-Type Press

A lovely characterful vintage edition of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic American novel The Scarlet Letter.

Published by Collins Clear-Type Press, London & Glasgow, this compact hardback forms part of the Collins Pocket Classics / Library of Classics series.

This particular copy has several appealing period features.

Highlights:

• Original vintage Collins hardback

• Original blue illustrated dust jacket

• Collins Pocket Classics No. 17

• Frontispiece illustration

• Includes the author’s The Custom-House introduction

• Original period Book Token/bookplate retained inside

• Book Token has attractive colour library artwork

• Handwritten presentation inscription dated July 1944

• Printed in Great Britain

• An increasingly characterful piece of mid-20th-century publishing history

The surviving Book Token material is particularly interesting. Rather than having been discarded after use, it has remained with the book for decades and adds an appealing piece of British bookselling and social history.

Condition:

A genuine vintage copy showing its age. The dust jacket has rubbing, edge wear, small tears and losses, particularly around the spine and corners. There is age-related spotting/foxing and some internal wear. Binding and pages show the expected signs of an older, previously enjoyed book.

Please examine the photographs carefully for the exact condition and contents — the book pictured is the book you will receive.

Ideal for collectors of Collins Pocket Classics, Nathaniel Hawthorne, vintage literature, classic American fiction, old book jackets, Book Token ephemera and decorative vintage books.

FREE UK NEXT DAY DELIVERY INCLUDED.

Carefully packed to protect this vintage book during transit.