ETHAN FROME
by Wharton, Edith
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Austin, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Wharton, Edith. ETHAN FROME. New York: Scribners, 1911. First edition, second printing with broken type at page 135, second binding with top edge not gilt. Original red cloth, gilt. One small smudge to cloth, else a fine copy. The classic story of a love triangle, set in New England.
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
- Mac Donnell Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21737
- Title
- ETHAN FROME
- Author
- Wharton, Edith
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- WOMEN , HIGHSPOT
Terms of Sale
Mac Donnell Rare Books
15 day return guarantee if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Mac Donnell Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Austin, Texas
About Mac Donnell Rare Books
The owner of Mac Donnell Rare Books is a former rare book librarian and widely published bibliographer with more than 40 years experience in rare books. We maintain a fine rare book inventory of 19th and 20th century American and English literary first editions, association copies, and autographs, with a specialty in Mark Twain. We also offer qualified tax and insurance appraisals, and library development consultation.
Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
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- New
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
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