The Age of Innocence
by Edith Wharton
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+/No Jacket
- Seller
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Hudson, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton, 1920 True First Edition, with all the 1st issue points, (1) last page of text.And the paragraph(line7&8) "Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God-" the Rector began...(is present) Book:is complete with is original covers but a nice candidate for rebounding with the covers,like glove leather glued to the edges/corners and restore the color to the spine which is sunned but the lettering is very visible,there is wear and bumping(minor) along the edges and corners. The worst condition is the spine area,it is spilt 3/4 up along the front and rear covers,with very small tears on both ends of the spine,all lettering is present,there is a rubbed spot front cover near the spine and light rubbing and soiling.the pages end light soiled..Inside: inside the covers 1st and last leaf are darken,pencil name with imagination and an arrow inside rear cover,pencil name 1st leaf,pg 10-11 are darken caused by storing newsprint and webbing showing,a spot or two on a few pages. A really nice candidate to recover. Included with this is a sealed copy from the First Edition Reprinter,so you can have a fresh DJ and slipcase if you decide to keep it originial.
Synopsis
Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence is set in upper-class New York City in the 1870s, during the so-called Gilded Age. The novel, which takes its title from artist Joshua Reynolds’ 1785 painting of a little girl, focuses on impending marriage of an upper-class couple: Newland Archer, a distinguished lawyer, and the shy, but lovely May Welland. Enter the bride's cousin, Ellen Olenska, plagued by a scandalous separation from her European husband, a Polish count. The presence of Ellen, a classic femme fatale, threatens the happiness of Newland and May. However, May’s determination must not be undermined as she proceeds to use everything in her power to ensure her marriage to Newland. Though the novel questions the assumptions and morals of the Gilded Age, it never explicitly condemns the era. …And perhaps it should have. The Age of Innocence won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, making Wharton the first woman to win the prize; however, upon being awarded the honor, the novel was praised as “best present[ing] the wholesome atmosphere of American life and the highest standard of American manners and manhood.” Many claimed that even Wharton was taken aback when reviewers failed to see the irony of the title and her social criticism of 1870s New York society. Of the many film, television, and theatrical adaptations of The Age of Innocence, perhaps most notable is the 1993 film of the same name, directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Michelle Pfeiffer as Countess Ellen Olenska, Daniel Day-Lewis as Newland Archer, and Winona Ryder as May Welland Archer. The film won an Oscar for costume design and Ryder was not only nominated for an Oscar, but won a Golden Globe Award for her portrayal of May Welland Archer. The Age of Innocence is ranked 58th on Modern Library’s “100 Best” English-language novels of the 20th century and 45th on The Guardian’s list of the 100 best novels.
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- Bookseller
- Pulitzer Prize Books.com
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- p200
- Title
- The Age of Innocence
- Author
- Edith Wharton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- D. Appleton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1920
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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I am a private collector, mainly Pulitzer Prize winners, but I inherited 1000's of hardcovers and looking to sell them off. I will be relocating in the near future, and need to lighten the load.
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