The House Of Mirth
by Wharton, Edith
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good-
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
First Edition. Red cloth 8vo. with gilt lettering. Charles Scribner' Sons, 1905. Good condition. Page edges are worn and there is some tearing in the cloth on the spine.
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
- Rose City Book Pub, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 852
- Title
- The House Of Mirth
- Author
- Wharton, Edith
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner' Sons
- Date Published
- 1905
- Pages
- 533
- Size
- 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- WOMAN WRITERS, WOMEN NOVELISTS, AMERICAN LITERATURE, 1920'S AMERICAN LITERATURE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Rose City Book Pub, LLC
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Rose City Book Pub, LLC
Biblio member since 2020
Portland, Oregon
About Rose City Book Pub, LLC
Local bookstore in Portland, OR, USA. It's also a bar and restaurant with frequent live events.
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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