Rare copy of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s first book sells at Bonhams
Published anonymously in Boston in 1828, a copy of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s youthful first book, 'Fanshawe', sold for $38,000 (£28,790) at Bonhams New York (27.5/25/20/13.9%).
It was not, however, a work of which he was proud – in fact it was one that he actively tried to d…