The Touchstone
by Wharton, Edith
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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Synopsis
Stephen Glennard is in desperate need of money; his career is in ruins and he wants to marry his beautiful fiancee. He unearths the passionate love-letters written to him by the famous, now-deceased author Margaret Aubyn, and sells them, erasing only his name. He makes a fortune from the betrayal and begins his marriage from it.The Touchstone was Edith Wharton's first published novella.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sanctuary Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- JC10718
- Title
- The Touchstone
- Author
- Wharton, Edith
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1900
Terms of Sale
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