Twice Told Tales
Philadelphia: David McKay, Publishe, 1891. Philadelphia: David McKay, Publisher, 1891. Brown cloth over boards, gold gilt at head and gold lettering. Hawthorne was encouraged by friend Horatio Bridge to collect these previously anonymous stories; Bridge offered $250 to cover the risk of the publication. Many had been published in The Token, edited by Samuel Griswold Goodrich. When the works became popular, Bridge revealed Hawthorne as the author in a review he published in the Boston Post.
The title, Twice-Told Tales, was based on a line from William Shakespeare's The Life and Death of King John (Act 3, scene 4): "Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man." The quote referenced. Very Good / No DJ. Item #634
Philadelphia: David McKay, Publisher,1891. Very Good, solid, spine intact, text is clear, some foxing and yellowing through the book but not excessive, owner's signature on front end paper. Brown cloth over boards, gold gilt at head and gold lettering.
Price: $225.00