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.
With an inscription from Sally Norton: "E.W. from S.N. Jan 1. 1905" Bound in limp red morocco leather with gilt-stamped decorations on the cover. An illustrated frontispiece shows the author. Penciled markings appear throughout the text. Wharton…
Contains two of Edith Wharton's bookplates. Includes a memoir of the author by Francis Hueffer. Several poems are ticked or marked on pages 190, 191, and 193. Full vellum dec. gilt. This book includes poems from Rossetti's previously published book,…
Volume II (of II). The book is covered in dark blue cloth with gilt stamped decorations. The flyleaves have a decorative pattern with flowers/plants. An inscription that reads "Edith Wharton 1895" is on the title page, written by Walter Berry.
Volume I (of II). The book is covered in dark blue cloth with gilt stamped decorations. There is some water damage visible on the cover. The flyleaves have a decorative pattern with flowers/plants. There is a book seller's mark written in pencil on…
This edition includes a memoir of Dante Gabriel Rossetti by Francis Hueffer. Passages are marked on pages 190, 191, and 193. The book is bound in vellum dec. gilt. The inside cover is a stamped pattern.