The Scarlett Letter A Romance by Nathaniel Hawthorne Copyright - unknown -- very old book Hurst and Company, New York, Publisher 312 pages Fair condition. Hard boards have fraying at spine ends, scuffing on the edges, and front cover has a section missing at the bottom. Spine is loose, frontispiece is loose, there are some broken page hinges. Flipping through the book I did not find any pages to be missing. There is yellowing of pages, I did not see any water marks other than what is visible on the back cover. I did see one or two bent page corners. The book is 6 1/8 inches tall, and 4 1/4 inches wide.