Editors note and list of hawthornes major story books. Wonder book for girls and boys first edition nathaniel. Hawthorne, nathaniel a wonder book and tanglewood tales. Wonderbook for girls and boys first edition nathaniel. The one star is not for the text, which is charming, but this particular edition, by mythik press. Nathaniel hawthorne s tanglewood tales was one of the first books that i had ever read on greek mythology and nurtured my love for it.
A wonder book by nathaniel hawthorne first edition arthur rackham a firm square copy with moderate edge wear. The first printing has lifted misprinted as lifed at 21. A first edition, first issue copy of nathaniel hawthornes the scarlet letter. Cover page of first edition 1853 1921 edition illustrated by virginia frances sterrett tanglewood tales for boys and girls 1853 is a book by american author nathaniel hawthorne, a sequel to a wonder book for girls and boys. Wonder book for girls and boys by nathaniel hawthorne.
This is the tale called the midas touch, which children should know because it is part of world culture. A wonder book for girls and boys features six classic tales written especially for children by nathaniel hawthorne. The how and why wonder book series was originally published in north america by childrens book giant, grosset and dunlap, inc. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online. The wonder book by nathaniel hawthorne first edition in original brown cloth. Its themes of sin, guilt and redemption, woven through a story of. The wonder book by nathaniel hawthorne description. The definitive edition of hawthorne s works is the centenary edition of the works of nathaniel hawthorne, edited by william charvat and others, published by the ohio state university press in twentythree volumes between 1962 and 1997. That novel had sold 6,710 copies by august 1851, and a wonderbook sold 4,667 copies in just two months after its november 1851 publication. A wonder book arthur rackham, nathaniel hawthorne first folio.
Wonder book, the wonder book new wayside edition includes tanglewood tales nathaniel hawthorne, pictorial frontispiece, blank endpapers former owner stamps, preface published by standard book company, 1931 1931. First edition, first printing, of hawthornes first book for children, with frontispiece and six engraved plates. It is clearly just a print out of an ebook, which is not made at all. Although hawthorne had written a number of histories, biographies and morals for children prior to the publication of the scarlet letter in 1850, these early stories were primarily. Endpapers grubby, slight fading to edges, slight scratching. The stories in a wonder book for girls and boys are all stories within a story, the frame story being that a williams college student, eustace bright, is telling these tales to a group of children at tanglewood, an area in lenox, massachusetts, where hawthorne lived for a time. A later edition from 1922 was illustrated by arthur rackham. A wonder book, and tanglewood tales book, 1972 worldcat. So although the title page reads 1852 this is actually an 1851 printing. Hawthornes a wonderbook for boys and girls is an excellent collection of stories of adventure and fantasy which serves as a great introduction to greek mythology for younger readers. Frontispiece and 6 plates after billings, first edition, 8vo.
Illustrated by arthur rackham with 24 fullpage color plates, 16 of which are tippedin with lettered tissue guards, and 20 text drawings. Make offer the wonder book by nathaniel hawthorne first edition in original brown cloth. Hawthorne wrote a wonderbook immediately after the house of the seven gables. A wonder book for girls and boys windermere series nathaniel hawthorne illustrated by milo winter rand mcnally, chicagonew york 1928 code 5mf28 c19 hardcover. Buy a wonderbook for girls and boys by nathaniel hawthorne online at alibris. Tvvo right profitable and fruitfull concordances, or large and ample tables alphabeticall. Greek mythology for kids illustrated ebook written by nathaniel hawthorne. First edition, first printing, with the misprint lifed for lifted on read more. The scarlet letter by nathaniel hawthorne up for your consideration is a book the scarlet letter by nathaniel hawthorne. First edition, first printing of nathaniel hawthornes most famous childrens book six tales adapted from greek myths hawthorne, nathaniel. The first american edition was published by ticknor, reed and fields on november 15th, 1851 and this first english edition was published by. The pages are generally clean and bright for age, minimal tanning, grubby marks, some scattered foxing. A nice first edition of this rare and soughtafter large.
This copy is in the special gift binding with fine. Wonder book, the wonderbook new wayside edition includes tanglewood tales nathaniel hawthorne, pictorial frontispiece, blank endpapers former owner stamps, preface published by. Nathaniel hawthorne 18041864 was a novelist and short story writer, best known for the house of the seven gables and the scarlet letter. A wonder book for boys and girls by hawthorne, nathaniel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Hawthorne later authorized a french edition of a wonderbook and bought a copy in marseille while on a european vacation in 1859. Editions of a wonderbook for girls and boys by nathaniel. Illustrated by arthur rackham with 24 fullpage color plates. For nearly a century and a half, hawthorne s masterpiece has mesmerized readers and critics alike. It is a rewriting of wellknown greek myths in a volume for. A lovely copy of hawthorne s most famous childrens book, with the gorgons head, three golden apples, etc. This edition of a wonder book for girls and boys includes a foreword, biographical note. The gorgons head the golden touch the paradise of children the three golden apples the miraculous pitcher the chimaera.
Wonder book by hawthorne, rackham, first edition abebooks. William hathorne was the authors greatgreatgreatgrandfather. Although hawthorne had written a number of histories. A wonderbook for girls and boys by nathaniel hawthorne. A wonder book nathaniel hawthorne illustrated by milo winter rand mcnally, chicagonew york 19 1st edition1st printing thus the windermere series hardocver. Buy a cheap copy of the scarlet letter book by nathaniel hawthorne. Tanglewood tales for boys and girls 1853 is a book by american author nathaniel hawthorne, a sequel to a wonderbook for girls and boys.
See more ideas about wonder book, nathaniel hawthorne and antique books. Rackham, arthur and a great selection of related books, art and. A checklist of hawthornes first and major editions. Fredson bowers a collection of greek myths retold as fairy tales. A wonderbook for girls and boys by nathaniel hawthorne alibris. Small 4to fine no jacket original green cloth later editions are blue cloth with gilt titles on cover and spinecolor pasteon knight on pegasus fighting 3 headed dragon pasteon is without flaw, clean and. This is another of the many classic tales that the famed author nathaniel hawthorne wrote for children. Bohn on december 22nd, 1851, less than a month later.
It includes the legends of pandora and the box of troubles, king midas and the golden touch, perseus and the medusa, philemon and baucis, bellerophon and pegasus, and the labors of hercules, all. Here is the beautiful first english edition of the wonder book. The hawthorne collector is fortunate because he can arm. So when i saw the book on my school 14 year old me was a git. Wonder book girls boys by hawthorne, first edition abebooks. An inchandhalf tear to the bottom of the thin paperguard for the frontispiece. First printing, one of 3,067 copies, with lifed for lifted, line 3, p. The first american edition was published by ticknor, reed and fields on november 15th, 1851 and this first english edition was published by henry g. A first edition copy oftwicetold tales, one of only, published in 1837 was.
Deluxe edition limited to 600 copies signed by rackham, this no. This readers digest edition contains the complete text of nathaniel hawthorns the scarlet letter first published in 1850. Already well known for its various childrens fiction series such as the hardy boys, nancy drew, tom swift jr. Tanglewood tales textual notes editorial emendations in the copytext. Hawthorne expressed his idea to rewrite greek myths as early as 1846 when he outlined a. The popular success of a wonderbook led hawthorne to publish another volume of childrens stories in 1853, tanglewood tales. This first edition by nathaniel hawthorne is available at bauman rare books. Small quarto, original pictorial brown and teal stamped cream cloth, patterned endpapers. Nathaniel hawthornes tanglewood tales was one of the first books that i had ever read on greek mythology and nurtured my love for it. A wonderbook for girls and boys 1851 is a childrens book by american author nathaniel. Buy a wonder book for girls and boys by nathaniel hawthorne online at alibris. A lovely copy of hawthornes most famous childrens book, with the gorgons head, three. Nathaniel hawthorne 18041864 is considered to be one of the greatest american authors of the nineteenth century. A wonder book nathaniel hawthorne illustrated by milo winter rand mcnally, chicagonew york 19 1st edition1st printing thus the windermere.
Wonder book girls boys by hawthorne, first edition. A wonder book for girls and boys by nathaniel hawthorne. King midas was obsessed by his love of gold which he horded in his basement dungeon. Wonderbook for girls and boys first edition nathaniel hawthorne. Small 4tovg no jacket as issued original blue cloth 1st edition was green cloth with gilt titles and applied color illustration of a young girl in a garden on cover, rubs. A wonder book by nathaniel hawthorne and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The first contayning the interpretation of the hebrue, caldean, greeke, and latine wordes and names scateringly dispersed throughout the whole bible, with their common places following euery of them. Blue cloth, flat back with floral decoration on spine, the earliest everyman binding style. First everyman edition, later printing march, 1911, the first being in february, 1906. Nathaniel hawthorne was born on july 4, 1804, in salem, massachusetts. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a wonder book for girls and boys. The project gutenberg ebook of a wonder book, by nathaniel.
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