Author: Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Title: Transformation, Or The Romance Of Monte Beni [ The Marble Faun ]
Description: Smith, Elder & Co, 1876, a new edition. Decorated cloth, VG. xii+400pp+4pp publishers adverts, b/w frontis, 3 b/w plates, cloth faded, a nice copy. Hardback , no dustjacket. ¶ The last novel completed by Hawthorne [ 1804 - 1864 ] before his death, a melodramatic affair combining elements of the gothic, fabulous & philosophic. The novel is set in Italy.

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