LITERATURE/BINDINGS. A lot of 2 volumes sold together. Both generally very good condition. Including: Hawthorne, Nathaniel. TRANSFORMATION: OR, THE ROMANCE OF MONTE BENI. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1891. 8vo. Full white vellum boards. Upper and lower with gilt tooling on red morocco borders, red and gilt framing. Title in gilt and red lettering on upper. Spine densely gilt with gilt lettering on red label. Beveled edges. Gilt dentelles. Gilt decorated endpapers. All edges red. Housed in red cloth slipcase. With many photographs, mounted. * Tupper, Martin F. SELECT MISCELLANEOUS POEMS OF MARTIN F. TUPPER. Edinburgh: Gall & Inglis, (1874). 8vo. Full pictorial blue cloth boards. Upper in Cosway-style binding with lacquered colour illustration of flowers inset inside gilt tooled border, framed by black pictorial designs and gilt figural devices at corners. Lower with blind tooling. Spine densely gilt with pictorial design. Beveled edges. black endpapers. All edges gilt. With many plates and illustrated borders throughout. Hinges weak. Both volumes generally good condition; some rubbing/shelfwear, toning, various imperfections. *Additional images and detailed condition reports are available upon request.