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
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
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Good+
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- Fine
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....