New York: Harper & Row Publishers Inc., (1947). Binding: contemporary decorative publisher’s full black paper boards, title in gilt on flat spine, spine with decorative gilt rulings and central compartment devices, upper board with decorative gilt ruling and floral motifs.

, Notes: The House of the Seven Gables: A Romance is a Gothic novel written beginning in mid-1850 by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne and published in April 1851 by Ticknor and Fields of Boston. The novel follows a New England family and their ancestral home. In the book, Hawthorne explores themes of guilt, retribution, and atonement, and colors the tale with suggestions of the supernatural and witchcraft. The setting for the book was inspired by the Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, a gabled house in Salem, Massachusetts, belonging to Hawthorne's cousin Susanna Ingersoll, as well as ancestors of Hawthorne who had played a part in the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. The book was well received upon publication and later had a strong influence on the work of H. P. Lovecraft.
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 – 1864) was an American novelist, dark romantic, and short story writer. His works often focus on history, morality, and religion.

, Size: 8vo., , Category: Book Literature;. A very handsome example. Item #B6549

Binding: contemporary decorative publisher’s full black paper boards, title in gilt on flat spine, spine with decorative gilt rulings and central compartment devices, upper board with decorative gilt ruling and floral motifs.

, Notes: The House of the Seven Gables: A Romance is a Gothic novel written beginning in mid-1850 by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne and published in April 1851 by Ticknor and Fields of Boston. The novel follows a New England family and their ancestral home. In the book, Hawthorne explores themes of guilt, retribution, and atonement, and colors the tale with suggestions of the supernatural and witchcraft. The setting for the book was inspired by the Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, a gabled house in Salem, Massachusetts, belonging to Hawthorne's cousin Susanna Ingersoll, as well as ancestors of Hawthorne who had played a part in the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. The book was well received upon publication and later had a strong influence on the work of H. P. Lovecraft.
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 – 1864) was an American novelist, dark romantic, and short story writer. His works often focus on history, morality, and religion.

, Size: 8vo., , Category: Book Literature;.

Price: $275.00