The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
1938. Reprint. 318 pages. No dust jacket. Part of Everyman's Library series. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pages are slightly tanned with minor foxing throughout. Small marks and scuff to text-block fore edge. Crayon inscription to front free endpaper. Dark mark to rear pastedown and free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surface. Notable tanning to board edges. Moderate sunning to spine with light crushing to spine ends. Book has mild forward lean. Gilt lettering is darkened.