Hawthorne, Nathaniel. BLITHEDALE ROMANCE (Boston: Ticknor, Reed and Fields, 1852) First American edition, binding A, first issue. 8vo, original brown cloth lettered in gilt on spine. 288, with ads inserted at front. A very good and clean copy, the spine ends very lightly chipped, corners slightly rubbed., A scarce Hawthorne title, in first issue format. Hawthorne's somewhat twisted "romance' was based on Brook Farm, a community farm near Boston. It examines what progress, if any, has been made to the human animal. Price: USD 850.00 other currencies   order no. 1710    inquire

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