Image of an advertisement for The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne; Hester Prynne (wearing a large red "A" on her chest) walks along a dirt road with her eyes downcast as two women point and stare behind her; town buildings and wood bridge in background. Item originally owned by illustrator Curtis Wager-Smith (1870-1950). Date supplied by cataloger based on book publication date; D. Appleton & Co. published La letra escarlata in 1894. "Lincoln N.Y."--text, artist's signature on stone, bottom left of image. "De venta aqui D. Appleton y Cia., Nueva York"--text, bottom margin.
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1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 36.83 x 50.64 cm (14 1/2 x 19 15/16 in.)
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