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Wharton, Edith
The Touchstone
“Saltwood Castle” is written in pencil on the first page. The title page states that Wharton is also the author of The Greater Inclination. This page also includes an intricate design in red ink, similar to that of the one in The Greater Inclination,…
Wharton, Edith
The Greater Inclination and The
Touchstone
The Greater Inclination and The
Touchstone
This edition combines two separate pieces of work by Wharton, The Greater Inclination and The Touchstone, into one book. On the first page in pencil penmanship are the labels, “The Garden House,” and “Saltwood.” White and brown aging spots are…
Davis, Owen and Donald Davis
Ethan Frome: A Dramatization of Edith Wharton's Novel
Ethan Frome: A Dramatization of Edith Wharton's Novel
An adaption of Wharton's novel for the stage. Includes a new forward by Wharton. An error has been marked in pencil in the forward.Title page indicates that this edition was based on a "dramatization by Lowell Barrington."
Wharton, Edith
A Backward Glance
A Backward Glance
Bound in black leather with gilt-stamped decorations (Wharton's signature) on the cover. Tipped in at the front, there is a list of "Misprints" in Wharton's hand. However, none of the listed corrections were successfully incorporated into subsequent…
Wharton, Edith
The Hermit and the Wild Woman and Other Stories
The Hermit and the Wild Woman and Other Stories
A first edition of Wharton's book. On the left side page, the inscription reads "H.E.J from E.W. January 1909". According to Ramsden, H.E.J stands for Harry Jones. We can assume that this book was given to Jones from Wharton and that it is his own…
Wharton, Edith
Madame de Treymes
Madame de Treymes
A first English edition.
Wharton, Edith
New Years Day (The 'Seventies)
New Years Day (The 'Seventies)
This is the fourth of four novellas in the series Old New York. Edward C. Caswell illustrated the novel. The dusk jacket has a flower pattern that frames an image of a busy New York intersection. The dusk jacket has slight tears along the corners and…
Wharton, Edith
The Spark (The 'Sixties)
The Spark (The 'Sixties)
This is the third of four novellas in the Old New York series. The dust jacket has a flower pattern that frames a picture of a row of men holding guns. The dusk jacket has several tears, revealing a blue cover underneath. Edward C. Caswell…
Wharton, Edith
The Old Maid (The 'Fifties)
The Old Maid (The 'Fifties)
This is the second of four novellas in Wharton's Old New York series. The cover has a picture of a house surrounded by woods set in a blue cover. The front endpaper has one of Edward C. Caswell's illustrations, showing an aristorcratic man and woman…
Wharton, Edith
False Dawn (The 'Forties)
False Dawn (The 'Forties)
This is the first of four novellas. The cover has a tattered flower-patterned dust jacket, whose tears reveal a blue cover underneath. Front endpaper features a picture of a man in a top hat gazing off a body of water, with several prominent…
Wharton, Edith
The Glimpses of the Moon
The Glimpses of the Moon
This edition belonged to Walter Berry, who left the handwritten note 'advanced copy', as he procured a copy one month before its public release. He wrote 'W. July 22nd 1922. E.' inside the book and left corrections on pages 341 and 351.
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Wharton, Edith
The Glimpses of the Moon
The Glimpses of the Moon
Cover is bound in blue material that is heavily worn; the top part of the cover is water damaged to the point of total discoloration with many blotches. The front endpaper is labeled 'Ste Claire', and the title page is signed 'Edith Wharton'. Ramsden…
Warton, Edith
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
Signed by Wharton herself. The illustrations from this book have been removed by Wharton, thus resulting in a pencil line through the sentence "with illustrations by A.B. Wenzell." There are mold spots on the inside pages. The cover has a red binding…
Wharton, Edith
The Greater Inclination
The Greater Inclination
The book cover is black, with the title and an intricate design engraved in gold. The intricate design is contained within a rectangle that takes up a majority of the cover page. The title page includes the same intricate design as the front cover…
Wharton, Edith & Codman, Ogden Jr.
The Decoration of Houses
The Decoration of Houses
Inscription in cursive in black ink : “Henry E. Jones from E.N.W. Dec. 1897.” Ramsden states that this was inscribed by Edith Wharton’s brother, Harry in December, the month of the book’s publication. There is also a small, dark brown, circular stain…