8vo (171 x 108 mm). Engraved vignette title page and six illustrations in text (some light browning throughout). Original red blind-stamped cloth (rubbing, binding rebacked).

FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE with Boston Stereotype Foundry on copyright page but lacking imprint of Geo. C. Rand with priority A 4 pp. publisher's catalog at front as called for in BAL. Tanglewood Tales was written as a sequel to A Wonder-Book for Boys and Girls, and like its predecessor is a retelling of ancient Greek myths for children. BAL 7614.

[With]: HAWTHORNE. A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys. Boston: Ticknor, Reed and Fields, 1852. Engraved frontispiece and six illustrations in text (browning, light spotting throughout). Later half calf. FIRST EDITON. Hawthorne's attempt to retell the Greek myths in a style easily enjoyed by children was so popular that it resulted in a follow-up, Tanglewood Tales, the following year. BAL 7606.