HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel. The Snow-Image, and Other Twice-Told Tales. Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1852. First American edition, publisher’s 4-page catalogue at front. 8vo. Original brown blind-embossed cloth, gilt-lettered on spine (a few pale stains, some light wear on extremities); cloth slipcase. Provenance: Edward Cordes (contemporary ink ownership signature on pastedown). Possibly issued simultaneously with the first edition, published London, 1851, according to BAL 7607. – The Marble Faun. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860. Two volumes, 12mo. First edition, third issue text, ads dated March 1860. Original brown blind-embossed cloth (light wear at ends of spine). BAL 7621. – The Blithdale Romance. Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1852. First American edition. 8vo. (Some occasional marginal spotting.) Original brown blind-embossed cloth, gilt-lettered on spine (slight wear at extremities, slight toning to boards, the gilt on spine bright). BAL 7611. – Doctor Grimshawe’s Secret. A Romance. Edited, with notes, by Julian Hawthorne. Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1883. First edition, trimmed (7 ½ x 4 13/16 inches). 8vo. Original grey-green decorated cloth gilt (some trifling wear at extremities). BAL 7642. An unusually fresh and bright copy.