NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE: Man and Writer by Edward Wagenknecht New York: Oxford University Press, 1961. First edition, first printing. 1961 date printed to the title page. Frontispiece portrait illustration. A literary biography and study of Hawthorne's personality and character as reflected in his novels, personal letters and journals, and other biographies. Upper spine edge very lightly bumped, else nearly fine in polished brown linen with cream-yellow and taupe embossed titles to the front cover and to the spine; in a price-clipped very good dust jacket with creases to the front panel's lower corner, small chips to the upper and lower spine edges, and a one-inch tear from the upper edge of the rear panel. Octavo; 233 pages; notes; select bibliography; index. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS!