{"product_id":"the-house-of-the-seven-gables-nathaniel-hawthorne-1st-uk-edition","title":"The House of the Seven Gables, Nathaniel Hawthorne — 1st UK Edition","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"horizontal-scroll-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"table-block-component\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"table-block has-export-button new-table-style is-at-scroll-start is-at-scroll-end\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication\u003c\/strong\u003e: London, Henry G. Bohn, 1851\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormatting\u003c\/strong\u003e: 8vo, pp. [iv], 250.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e: Good. The book is tightly bound in a mid-nineteenth-century quarter-leather and pebble-grained cloth binding, which remains structurally sound but exhibits external wear. The spine shows moderate rubbing along the joints, raised bands, and head and tail caps, alongside some fading to the gilt lettering and blind-tooled compartments. The cloth boards present typical shelf-wear, with scuffing and minor bumping to the edges and corners. Internally, the original yellow endpapers remain vibrant, though the hinges show minor stress. The text block is predominantly clean and firm, with some scattered spotting, light browning to the preliminary leaves, and a slightly dusty top edge. An early ownership signature is neatly inscribed at the top margin of the title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/strong\u003e: This 1851 printing by Henry G. Bohn represents one of the earliest UK appearances of Hawthorne's celebrated gothic novel. During this period, the lack of firm international copyright laws led to immediate, unauthorized reprintings of popular American literature in England; Bohn, alongside rival publisher George Routledge, rushed to issue this title in the exact same year as the true first American edition (Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, Boston). This early piracy is a fascinating artifact of highly competitive 19th-century transatlantic publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eThis specific copy has been bound in handsome dark blue pebble-grain cloth with a dark leather spine. It retains the charming oval binder's ticket of \"Ellerbeck \u0026amp; Co., 68 Bold Street\" to the rear endpaper, representing a well-regarded provincial bindery and stationer in Liverpool. The title page bears the contemporary ink ownership signature of \"Robert Roberts, Liverpool,\" suggesting the book was purchased in sheets and bound locally for a private library shortly after its initial publication in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"7\"\u003eThe House of the Seven Gables\u003c\/i\u003e is Nathaniel Hawthorne's haunting exploration of generational guilt, retribution, and the inescapable shadows of the past. Centered around a gloomy, cursed New England mansion and the fading Pyncheon family, the novel masterfully weaves themes of witchcraft, greed, and hidden crimes. A seminal work of American Romanticism, Hawthorne's atmospheric narrative continues to captivate readers with its psychological depth and gothic brilliance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54212815978835,"sku":"4265","price":180.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260611_140309.jpg?v=1783329926","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-house-of-the-seven-gables-nathaniel-hawthorne-1st-uk-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}