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.
This book's title page is lacking an author but is sandwiched with very elaborately designed pages. The book itself is an anthology that offers advice on things to do with your leisure time.
The bookplate is displayed on a checkered page with a drawing of ruler on the side. Ramsden incorrectly listed the Pavillon Colombe [PC] bookplate in his notes. The correct bookplate for this book is the Sainte-Claire du Château Hyères [H]…