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The House of Mirth
by Wharton, Edith; A.B. Wenzell [Illustrator]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1905. First Edition. First edition, first printing, first issue without ads at rear. [vi], 533 pp. with frontispiece and seven illustrated plates. Bound in publisher's red ribbed cloth lettered in gilt. Near Fine with slight lean to binding; slight darkening to spine and mottling to cloth. Former owner gift inscription to front paste down and slight perfume odor to pages.
In the scarce original dust jacket in impressive condition, light edge wear and spine darkening, Very Good+ with partial splits to the spine joints and a mostly closed tear at the top end of the front spine joint. Generally bright and attractive, putting the example of the jacket reproduced in Garrison to shame. A suppressed issue of the jacket with a line stating "for the first time, the veil has been lifted from New York society" is mentioned by Wharton's biographer R.W.B. Lewis (p. 151); Wharton had the jacket changed and the offending line deleted before the book was formally issued; it was unseen by Garrison and is not present on this example.
A critical and commercial success as well as a masterpiece of literature, as the publisher correctly predicted on the dust jacket. APG 012b, Garrison A 12.I.a.
Synopsis
The House of Mirth (1905), by Edith Wharton, is a novel about New York socialite Lily Bart attempting to secure a husband and a place in rich society. It is one of the first novels of manners in American literature.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140945397
- Title
- The House of Mirth
- Author
- Wharton, Edith; A.B. Wenzell [Illustrator]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- dust jacket, jackets, novel, American literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Good+
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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