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Ethan Frome (Unrecorded Variant of the First Edition)
by WHARTON, EDITH
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Scribners, 1911. First. Hard Cover. First edition, first issue with top edge gilt and perfect unbroken type in the last line of p.135. Red cloth stamped in gilt. A typographically unique copy, possibly preceding alll previously known states; the title page is misprinted, omitting the title and names of both the author and publisher---only the words "By", "New York" and the date "MCMXI" appear on the title page. The verso (copyright page) appears normally with "Copyright, 1911, by Charles Scribner's Sons", "Published October, 1911" and the publisher's colophon or seal. The text and rear adverts appear normally (final leaf of ads is unopened). Tight fine and fresh, bookplate of Chicago bookseller John Valentine affixed to front pastedown. In custom cloth slipcase with black leather spine label lettered in gilt; slipcase is moderately sunned.
Synopsis
Ethan Frome is a novel that was published in 1911 by the Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Edith Wharton. It is set in turn-of-the-century New England in the fictitious town of Starkfield, Massachusetts. The novel was adapted into a film in 1993.
Reviews
On Dec 7 2004, Pazzo Books said:
Other than an unmitigated desire to smack the whiny lady upstairs, Ethan Frome had virtually no impact on me. While most books I really detest are extremely long, Wharton managed to flip the switch in what is basically a novella. Impressive.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- F531
- Title
- Ethan Frome (Unrecorded Variant of the First Edition)
- Author
- WHARTON, EDITH
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Scribners
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1911
- Keywords
- Literature, Women Authors
Terms of Sale
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
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About the Seller
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
Biblio member since 2005
Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
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