Sale 21FL01 | Lot 134

HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL Two first edition copies of Life of Franklin Pierce.

Catalogue: Fine Literature
HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL  Two first edition copies of Life of Franklin Pierce.

Lot Details

Lot 134
HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL Two first edition copies of Life of Franklin Pierce.
Comprising: Life of Franklin Pierce. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1852. First edition. Original printed wrappers, first issue with "37 1/2 cents." to upper wrapper corner, housed in a cloth case. 7 1/3 x 4 3/4 inches; frontispiece portrait of Pierce, 144 pp. Wrapper and frontis split at joint and holding by chords, small area of tissue guard over portrait torn away, light foxing to portrait, a few stray stains to wrappers, all in all a sound, unrestored example; and Life of Franklin Pierce. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1852. First edition. Publisher's cloth with the spine imprint 2mm, housed in a cloth case. 7 1/3 x 4 3/4 inches; frontispiece portrait of Pierce, 144 pp., ad leaf at front dated September 1852 and in BAL state D. A very fine and bright copy with only intermittent spotting. BAL 7612


Estimate: $300 - $500
Sold for $378 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $300 - $500
Sold for $378 (includes buyer's premium)

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Fine Literature

Tue, Jun 22, 2021 at 10am EDT