Lot 139


60 mounted albumen photographs; xii, 292; xi, 280 & [1] pages; Two volumes bound in one. Contemporary full vellum, with elaborate gilt-stamped decorations, title stamped in gilt: "THE MARBLE FAUN" (using the American title of Hawthorne's novel, rather than the British title "Transformation" which had also been adopted for this Tauchnitz edition. Pattern printed mounted silk endpapers, edges of the leaves decoratively stained red. The vellum and its gilt-stamping. Many bibliographical sources have written about the cottage industry which grew up around the sale of copies of this Tauchnitz edition of Hawthorne's novel, handsomely bound and extra-illustrated with original albumen print photographic plates. Professor William B. Todd, in the majesterial history of the Tauchnitz International Editions in English [published with Anne Bowden] states that The Marble Faun / Transformation: "as a useful guide to Rome, is the Tauchnitz book most often found extensively extra-illustrated with photographs and bound in elaborately decorated vellum." This extraordinarily copy has 60 photographs, each mounted to a plain sheet and bound in with the text, including a photographic portrait of Nathaniel Hawthorne as frontispiece facing the first title page. As usual, many depict statues and paintings (referred to in the text), but a great number are street scenes around Rome, many with people shown. Please ask specific questions on details, condition, and shipping prior to bidding, ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS, and the bidder will be responsible for payment. We box and ship what we can to keep costs low, and use USPS and UPS. Large items, extremely fragile, and high value items will be packed by UPS. Quotes available on request
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Dimensions:
- 5" x 6.25" Condition:
- Good Condition with the title page missing along with the last 8 pages. The vellum cover has some wear (see pics)
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