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Kingsley, Henry
Austin Elliot and the Harveys
Austin Elliot and the Harveys
2nd edition. Illustrated, with a frontispiece from a drawing by Walter Paget.
Kingsley was a supporter of the 19th c. English religious movement known as "muscular Christianity" (of which Wharton's associate, Theodor Roosevelt, was also an…
Kingsley was a supporter of the 19th c. English religious movement known as "muscular Christianity" (of which Wharton's associate, Theodor Roosevelt, was also an…
Wilson, J. Dover
The Essential Shakespeare:
A Biographical Adventure
The Essential Shakespeare:
A Biographical Adventure
Reprint, blurbs from Bridges and Keats. Dover's perspective on Shakespeare's life.
Wigram , The Rev. W.A. & Sir Edgar T. A.
Wigram
The Cradle of Mankind:
Life in Eastern Kurdistan
Wigram
The Cradle of Mankind:
Life in Eastern Kurdistan
Second edition with additional chapters, Rev. W.A. Wigram is the author of "The History of the Assyrian Church" and Sir Edgar is the author of "Northern Spain", Sir Edgar created the illustrations for the book. An essay on life in Kurdistan from the…
Wilde, Oscar
The Ballad of Reading Gaol
The volume is attributed to the author "C.3.3.," which was Wilde's prisoner number while he was held at Reading Gaol. Wilde wrote this long poem upon his release in 1897, while living in France.
Duodecimo volume bound in decorative, cloth-covered…
Duodecimo volume bound in decorative, cloth-covered…
Wilde, Oscar
Lady Windermere's Fan
No title on cover/no title page. Inscription of previous owner on page 3. Pages a little worn and with some spots of mold. A dedication to Robert Earl of Lytton on page 4. Stamp of copyright on page 5. Stamp of printer's (an elaborate ship) logo on…
Wharton, Edith
Tales of Men and Ghosts
First English edition. Ramsden mentions "13 holograph corrections." Inscribed: "The Garden House Saltwood."
Wharton, Edith
Artemis to ActÆon and Other Verse
Walter Berry's copy; contains an inscription by Edith Wharton, "W. E." Within the contents list there are four poems ticked. Some passages are marked. There is a newspaper review of the volume laid in at the front.
Wharton, Edith
A Motor-Flight Through France
Book is illustrated and was Harry Jones's copy. Noted as the first English edition. It contains an inscription which was written by Jones's sister, "For H.E.J. from E.W. January 1909." Ramsden remarks Harry Jones as, "being the third passenger on the…
Wharton, Edith
The Marne:
A Tale of the War
A Tale of the War
Edith Wharton's signature is present before the title page. This is the first English edition. This novella is about the aftereffects of the French battles during World War I along the Marne River through the viewpoint of an American boy, Troy…
Santayana, George
Interpretations of Poetry and Religion
Interpretations of Poetry and Religion
Slight marks and stains noticeable on title page.
Sandburg, Carl
Chicago Poems
Chicago Poems
Wharton's bookplate appears on the inside cover. Dark specks on endpapers and on title page.
Santayana, George
Winds of Doctrine: Studies in Contemporary Opinion
This is a first edition and printed on woven paper.
Santayana, George
Three Philosophical Poets (Lucretius, Dante, Goethe)
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…
Santayana, George
The Life of Reason: Reason in Art
Signed "Edith Wharton" on fly page. The text is printed on woven paper. This is a first edition of the fourth volume in a series of five, of which four remain in her library.
Santayana, George
The Life of Reason: Reason in Religion
The Life of Reason: Reason in Religion
Bookplate on the verso paste down says, "Edith Wharton Sainte-Claire-du-Château Hyères." Signed "Edith Wharton" on recto fly page. The text is on woven paper. There are markings on pages 4, 6, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 22, 23, and 278. There is a check…