Welcome to Edith Wharton's Library! This site displays searchable image files for the books contained in Wharton's library at The Mount, her historic estate in Lenox, MA.
The Will to Power, Part II. Volume IX (of 10). Some penciled markings have been added to the text. A penciled, handwritten note (likely from a bookseller) appears inserted at the front, listing the book's author and title.
This translation into German (from Swedish) is by Emil Schering, who translated much of Strindberg's work. Bound with marbled boards and a morocco label.
Translated from German to French by Par L. de Sampigny. With a forward by Hugues Imbert. Binding described as “full grey cloth, morocco label” (Ramsden).
Volume 3 of the collection. Some of the passages marked in this volume include Wharton’s exclamations: “26 years later!” and “49 years after 1st edition!”
This text is Volume III of IV. The sheet on the title page is ripped in the upper right corner. The text is heavily marked, with markings on pages 297-303, 305, 306, 311-316, 319-323, 325, 326, 328, 341, 390, 391, 393-396, 400, 401, 403, 405,…
The book is bounded in quarter red Morocco gilt. The full title is "Still Stunden: Aphorismen aus Richard Rothe's handschriftlichem Nachlass." It has a marking on the fly of "Edith Jones - 1878." The title page has a partial inscription of "E.N. Jon…