Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 [1872], Septimius Felton, or, The elixir of life. (James R. Osgood and Company, Boston) [word count] [eaf577T].
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Front matter
Covers, Edges and Spine
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Preliminaries
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Ex Libris; Carroll Atwood Wilson
Hic Fructus Virtutis; Clifton Waller
Barrett
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bookplate begins with an outer-most border consists of a dark line
forming a rectangle. This rectangular area contains an ornate filigree
pattern and three heraldic shields, in a line next to one another, along
the bottom of that patterned, rectangular area. The top of each shield
is tilted to the left. The shield on the left has two crowns on the
top, an open book in the center, and one crown on the bottom. The
shield in the center has an image of an open right hand within a smaller
shield in the middle, surrounded by a chevron above and below it; six
birds of the same type appear on the shield, with three along the top,
two between the chevrons and on either side of the open hand, and one on
the bottom. The shield on the right has a circular seal, which appears
to include the image of a globe and a motto. The patterned, rectangular
area also encloses a smaller, centered, blank rectangle which contains
the captions of "Ex Libris" and "Carroll Atwood Wilson". The second
bookplate is a heraldry figure with a green tree on top and shield
below. There is a small gray shield hanging from the branches of the
tree, with three blue figures on that small shield. The tree stands on
a base of gray and black intertwined bars, referred to as a wreath in
heraldic terms. Below the tree is a larger shield, with a black
background, and with three gray, diagonal stripes across it; these
diagonal stripes are referred to as bends in heraldic terms. There are
three gold leaves in line, end-to-end, down the middle of the center
stripe (or bend), with green veins in the leaves. Note that the colors
to which this description refers appear in some renderings of this
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SEPTIMIUS FELTON;
OR,
THE ELIXIR OF LIFE.
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T.B. Aldrich
Preliminaries
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Title Page
SEPTIMIUS FELTON;
OR
THE ELIXIR OF LIFE.
BY
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE.
BOSTON:
JAMES R. OSGOOD AND COMPANY.
1872.
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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871,
BY JAMES R. OSGOOD & CO.,
in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
University Press: Welch, Bigelow, & Co.,
Cambridge.
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PREFACE.
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The following story is the last written by my
father. It is printed as it was found among his
manuscripts. I believe it is a striking specimen
of the peculiarities and charm of his style, and
that it will have an added interest for brother
artists, and for those who care to study the
method of his composition, from the mere fact
of its not having received his final revision. In
any case, I feel sure that the retention of the
passages within brackets (e. g. p. 30), which show
how my father intended to amplify some of the
descriptions and develop more fully one or two
of the character studies, will not be regretted by
appreciative readers. My earnest thanks are due
to Mr. Robert Browning for his kind assistance
and advice in interpreting the manuscript, otherwise
so difficult to me.
UNA HAWTHORNE.
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 [1872], Septimius Felton, or, The elixir of life. (James R. Osgood and Company, Boston) [word count] [eaf577T].
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