The Celestial Rail-Road
Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Published by Boston: James F. Fish, 1843
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Original printed wrappers. Resewn, lightly worn. Fine. Red morocco pull-off case. First edition. One of the most famous Hawthorne rarities, The Celestial Rail-Road was pirated from the May 1843 Democratic Review to Hawthorne s chagrin. This copy bears the James F. Fish imprint. Other copies bear the Wilder & Co. imprint, which Clark suggests appeared first. BAL does not assign priority. Wakeman catalogue notes that both issues are excessively rare, and particularly so in immaculate condition, as are the present copies [Wakeman had an example of each imprint]. Carroll Wilson notes that the Fish imprint is rare rarer. Written in 1843 when the railroad linked the reflective solitude of Concord and the frenzied commerce of Boston, The Celestial Railroad examines the parallels between timesaving modern industry and the search for a time-saving route to salvation. This satirical allegory was inspired by Bunyan s Pilgrim s Progress. The Celestial Railroad … is the finest tribute ever paid to Bunyan s genius. It is also the height of Hawthorne s humor (Moncure Conway). Rare: the last copy to be sold at auction was the Fleming copy, sold in 1988. Seller Inventory # ABE-1698853230977
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Title: The Celestial Rail-Road
Publisher: Boston: James F. Fish
Publication Date: 1843
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
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The Celestial Rail-Road
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The Trinity Forum Reading, Mclean, Virginia, 2003
ISBN 10: 0010622527
ISBN 13: 9780010622522
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The celestial rail-road / by Nathaniel Hawthorne 1847 [Leather Bound]
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Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1847 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 42 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English. Seller Inventory # LB100153835710
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The celestial rail-road [Leather Bound]
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Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 42 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English. Seller Inventory # LB990000543877
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ISBN 10: 1499616007
ISBN 13: 9781499616002
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