[HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel (1804-1864).] The Token and Atlantic Souvenir. A Christmas and New Year’s Present. Edited by S.G. Goodrich. Boston: Charles Bowen, 1836-37. – Boston: American Stationers’ Company, 1838.

A run of The Token, 1836-1838, featuring first printings of sixteen Hawthorne tales, including “The May Pole of Merry Mount,” “The Minister’s Black Veil,” “The Man of Adamant,” and “Endicott and the Red Cross.”

1. The Token 1836, containing first printings of three Hawthorne stories, including “The May Pole of Merry Mount.” Merry Mount, a 17^th-century British colony, celebrates the marriage of Edgar and Edith until the festivities are cut short by the arrival of John Endicott and a band of Puritan followers: they promptly cut down the may-pole and order the people to be whipped. The other two Hawthorne stories are “The Wedding Knell” and “The Minister’s Black Veil.” The volume also includes: “New Year’s Day” by Catharine Maria Sedgwick (“Miss Sedgwick”), “The Magic Spinning Wheel” by J.K. Paulding, “The Wreck at Sea” by Hannah F. Gould, “The Conquerers of Spain” by Lydia H. Sigourney, “The Three Sceptres” and “The Emigrant’s Adventure” by Mrs. Sarah J. Hale, and “Constance Allerton” by Miss Leslie. Clark C7. Small octavo. Frontispiece and engraved title. Original embossed red roan, all edges gilt (extremities rubbed).

2. The Token 1837, containing first printings of eight Hawthorne stories, including “The Man of Adamant.” The others are: “Monsieur du Miroir,” “Mrs Bullfrog,” “Sunday at Home,” “David Swan,” “Fancy’s Show Box,” and “The Prophetic Pictures.” The volume also includes “Communion with Nature” by Mrs. Sarah H. Whitman, “A Tale, from the Danish of Oehlenschlaeger” by Miss Wheaton, “The Mother’s Jewel,” “A Name in the Sand,” “Indian Toilet,” and “The Dying Phoenix” by Hannah F. Gould, “The Ancient Family Clock” and “Death of an Infant” by Lydia H. Sigourney, “The Old Farm House” by Miss Leslie, and “Roman Aqueduct” by Oliver Wendell Holmes. Clark C8. Octavo. Frontispiece and engraved title (lacking rear free endpaper). Original embossed maroon roan (spine faded and ends chipped, rubbed). Provenance: pencil notations at rear.

3. The Token 1838, containing first printings of five Hawthorne stories, including “Endicott and the Red Cross.” The others are: “Sylph Etherege,” “Peter Goldthwait’s Treasure,” “Night Sketches, beneath an Umbrella,” and “The Shaker Bridal.” The volume also includes: “The Only Daughter” by Oliver Wendell Holmes, “The Old Elm of Boston” and “Come hither, bright bird” by Hannah F. Gould, “An Autumn Walk” by Sarah R. Whitman, “Violet Fane” by “a Lady,” “The Voice of Nature,” “The Day Departs,” “The Soft Summer Rain” by Mary E. Lee, “Autumn” and “Martha Washington” by Lydia H. Sigourney, “The Dead Oak” and “The Love Marriage” by Mrs Sarah Hale. Clark C10. Octavo. Frontispiece and engraved title (repair to front hinge, some browning internally). Original embossed red roan, stamped in gilt, all edges gilt (rubbing to extremities). Provenance: D.A. Gregg (ownership inscription to front endpaper).