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 is a first edition and printed on woven paper. Written on the paste down is "To Mrs. Wharton With the compliments of W. H. Schofield Paris, 1911." Schofield was a Harvard academic and founder of the Harvard Studies in Comparative…
Ridotti a miglior rezione e commentati da Giambattista Giuliani
In English, the title roughly translates to "The New Life and Songbook"
Edith Wharton's signature appears on one of the first few pages.
On the title page, Alighieri is spelled…
Translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1867)
Second of three volumes
"E N Jones" inscribed in the top right corner of the inside cover
A gift from Emelyn Washburn
Water damage, some mold spots
Translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1867)
First of three volumes
"E.N.J. '78" (E N Jones) inscribed in the top right corner and below it "E.W.W." (Emelyn Washburn) noting that these volumes were given to her by Emelyn Washburn
Translated with plain notes by Eugene Lee-Hamilton
"Sent at the request of the author" (publisher) typed/stamped on the inside cover
Water damage, some mold spots
Tear in the binding near the top
In English, the title translates to "The Divine Comedy, Third Canticle: Paradise"
"Riveduta nel testo e commentato da G.A. Scartazzini,
5th edition curata da G. Vandelli"
Third of three volumes
Water damage, some mold spots
With Colin Clark's…
In English, the title translates to "The Divine Comedy, Second Canticle : Purgatory"
Second of three volumes
Riveduta nel testo e commentato da G.A. Scartazzini
5th edition curata da G. Vandelli
Binders mark, "2.8.2"
With Colin Clark's initials…
In English, the title translates to "The Divine Comedy"
Riveduto nel testo e commentata da G.A. Scartazzini (Revised text and comments from G.A. Scartazzini)
5th edition curata da G. Vandelli
First of three volumes
Half blue morocco
Col Comento di Pietro Fraticelli
In English, the title translates to "The Divine Commedy"
New Edition
Engraved portrait of Dante Alighieri
Underlining and several passages marked in Canto Primo, Secondo, and Terzo
Water damage, some mold…