Old New York
by Wharton, Edith
<P>The four short novels in this collection by the author of <I>The Age of Innocence</I> are set in the New York of the 1840s, '50s, '60s, and '70s, each one revealing the tribal codes and customs that ruled society, portrayed with the keen style that is uniquely Edith Wharton's. Originally published in 1924 and long out of print, these tales are vintage Wharton, dealing boldly with such themes as infidelity, illegitimacy, jealousy, the class system, and the condition of women in society. Included in this remarkable quartet are <I>False Dawn,</I> which concerns the stormy relationship between a domineering father and his son; <I>The Old Maid,</I> the best known of the four, in which a young woman's secret illegitimate child is adopted by her best friend -- with devastating results; <I>The Spark,</I> about a young man's moral rehabilitation, which is "sparked" by a chance encounter with Walt Whitman; and <I>New Year's Day,</I> an O. Henryesque tale of a married woman suspected of adultery. <I>Old New York</I> is Wharton at her finest.
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Old New York: New Year's Day (The 'Seventies)
by Wharton, Edith
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- 1924
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D. Appleton and Company, 1924. Very Good Hardcover, Decorations by E.C. Caswell, beautiful pictorial endpapers. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Caswell, E. C. [illustrator]. Item Price
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Old New York (four volume boxed set)
by Wharton, Edith
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- 1924
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New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1924. 3rd printings as indicated by the "3" at the end of the text Complete in 4 volumes: False Dawn (The 'Forties), The Old Maid (The 'Fifties), The Spark (The 'Sixties), New Year's Day (The'Seventies). Decorations by E. C. Caswell. Each volume in Very Good unmarked condition, in fair only jackets that have… Read more about this item Item Price
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Old New York: The Old Maid (The 'Fifties)
by Edith Wharton
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- 1924
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BATH, Somerset, GBR
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New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1924. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". E.C Caswell. The second novella in Wharton's Old New York collection, with charming illustrations by E.C Caswell With delightful illustrations by E.C. Caswell on the front and rear pastedowns. The Old Maid (The 'Fifties) is the second in a set of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Old New York: False Dawn (The 'Forties); The Old Maid (The 'Fifties); The Spark (The 'Sixties); New Year's Day (The 'Seventies)
by Wharton, Edith
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- 1924
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New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1924. 3rd Printing. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 0x0x0. Caswell, Edward C. 3rd printings. Includes publisher's slipcase and jackets. Owned by Edith Foster Dulles, the mother of U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and CIA director Allen Welsh Dulles, with her name in pencil on front flyleaf of each volume. Edges foxed, loss… Read more about this item Item Price
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Old New York: False Dawn (The 'Forties)
by Wharton, Edith
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D. Appleton and Company, 1924. Very Good Hardcover, Decorations by E.C. Caswell, beautiful pictorial endpapers. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Caswell, E. C. [illustrator]. Item Price
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Old New York: False Dawn (The 'Forties)
by WHARTON, Edith
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- 1924
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New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1924. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Seventh printing. Blue ribbed cloth, pictorial labels laid on front board and spine. Spine-toned else near fine in about very good dustwrapper that is toned and has a modest hole on the spine. Item Price
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Old New York: The Spark (The Sixties)
by WHARTON, Edith
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- 1924
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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New York: D. Appleton, 1924. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Reprint. Near fine in a very good dustwrapper lacking the top two inches of the crown with an owner name on the front panel. Item Price
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Old New York
by Edith Wharton
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- 1952
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Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
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Rubbing and creasing to covers. Name inked on front free endpaper. No other markings. Pages clean and bright. Item Price
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OLD NEW YORK [FOUR VOLUMES]
by Wharton, Edith
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- 1924
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Rockville, Maryland, USA
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New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo, Four Volumes. In Good plus condition. Spines are blue with brown lettering. Boards have shelfwear, bumping to corners, and mild scuffing. Text block has moderate foxing and light pen inscriptions from previous owner on front paste downs.
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OLD NEW YORK: NEW YEAR'S DAY (THE SEVENTIES)
by Wharton, Edith
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- 1924
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Buffalo, Wyoming, USA
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New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1924. Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book is in VG condition with light rubbing to edges & covers, light bumping to spine ends, small ding to front cover, pencil marking to FFE else still a bright & solid copy. FOLCAS 12/21
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Old New York : New Year's Day (The 'Seventies)
by Wharton, Edith. [illustrations by E. C. Caswell]
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- 1924
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New York ; London : D. Appleton and Company, 1924., 1924. Good. 159 pp. ; blue cloth with illustrated paper labels ; pictorial eps ; unremarkable splotch on cover ; a trifle knocked ; "She drew away her hand, but not unkindly. 'I'm sorry--I am sorry, Henry. But you don't understand.' 'What don't I understand? '… Read more about this item Item Price
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Old New York
by Edith Wharton
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- 1994
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Norwalk: The Easton Press. Fine. 1994. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Collector's Edition. Full leather binding, gilt lettering in 22k Gold, moire fabric endpapers, satin ribbon marker still in original position. Illustrated by Alan Phillips . Item Price
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Old New York: New Year's Day (The 'Seventies)
by Edith Wharton
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- 1924
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New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1924. Original ed., 4th Printing. Hardcover. G-/no dj. 7 1/8 x 5 1/4. With Decorations by E. C. Caswell. Blue cloth with paper title block on spine, illus paper title block on upper cover, illus eps. Clean, solid, tho corners & spine lightly bumped, spine block frayed. Item Price
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Old New York: The Old Maid (The 'Fifties)
by Edith Wharton
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- 1924
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New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1924. Original ed., 6th Printing. Hardcover. G/no dj. 7 1/8 x 5 1/4. With Decorations by E. C. Caswell. Blue cloth with paper title block on spine, illus paper title block on upper cover, illus eps. Clean, solid, tho corners v. lightly bumped. Item Price
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Old New York: False Dawn, The Forties; The Old Maid, The Fifties; Old New York, The Sixties; and New Year's Day, the Seventies.
by WHARTON, Edith.
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- Used - Very good copies in very good jackets with some slight tanning of the spines and some chipping to their extremities.
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- 1924.
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New York:: D. Appleton,, 1924.. First edition.. publisher's blue cloth with paper labels in dust jackets, lacking the publisher's slipcase.. Very good copies in very good jackets with some slight tanning of the spines and some chipping to their extremities.. 12mo,. Item Price
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Old New York : Four Novellas
by EDITH WHARTON
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- March 1995
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- Trade Paperback
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Simon & Schuster, March 1995. Trade Paperback . Very Good. Item Price
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Old New York
by Wharton, Edith
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- 1995-03-01
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Scribner, 1995-03-01. Paperback. Clean & Unmarked. 7x5x0. Black stripe on bottom edge. Otherwise a very clean and straight copy. Clean text and an uncreased spine. 315 pp. Item Price
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Old New York: The Spark (The 'Sixties)
by Wharton, Edith (Decorations By E.C. Caswell)
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- 1924
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Pasadena, California, USA
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New York: D. Appleton And Company, 1924. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 109 Pp. Blue Cloth, Spine And Cover Labels. First Printing ("1" On Last Page). Very Good, No Marks, Light Rubbing, Some Browning To Spine Label.
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Old New York: False Dawn
by Edith Wharton
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- 1924
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
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D. Appleton and Co, 1924. Hardcover. Good. 1924. No Edition Remarks. 143 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth. Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition… Read more about this item Item Price
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Old New York: The Spark (The 'Sixties)
by WHARTON, Edith
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- 1924
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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New York: D. Appleton, 1924. Hardcover. Very Good. Seventh edition. Very good hardcover, 7th edition. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information. Item Price
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