Edith Wharton

Old New York: The Old Maid (the &Apos;Fifties)

New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1924. Cloth. The second novella in Wharton's Old New York collection, with charming illustrations by E.C Caswell With delightful illustrations by E.C. Caswell on the front and rear pastedowns. The Old Maid (The 'Fifties) is the second in a set of four novellas called Old New York. All four books are based in the realm of upper class New York, and whilst some characters appears in several of the set, each novella focusses on a different decade has its own stand-alone story. Often regarded as the best in the collection, the Old Maid concerns cousins Charlotte and Delia as they dispute over the maternal rights of Charlotte's daughter Tina. The Old Maid was made into a film starring Bette Davies in 1939. Wharton was an American writer, whose experience of upper-class aristocracy contributed to precise portrayal of the the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. Sticker to rear pastedown. 'From the Books of J.W Robinson Co. Seventh & Grand, Los Angeles&apos. Third impression of first edition. In the publisher's original binding. Generally smart with light rubbing to the boards, predominantly at the joints and the spine. Slightly worn at the head and the tail of the spine, as well as the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, with spotting limited to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: E.C Caswell. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 842N1

Catalogue: American Literature

Keywords: The Old New York The Old Maid Edith Wharton E.C Caswell The Old Maid gilded age False Dawn, the Spark, New Year's Day E.C Caswell

Wharton, Edith

"The Pelican" in Scribner's (November, 1898)

New York, 1898. First Edition. 0 pp. Soft cover. Near fine in original wrappers with light edgewear and chipped at the spine extremities. Complete issue. Near Fine.

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Book number: b6941

WHARTON Edith -

Per un figlio.

Parma, Guanda, 1995, 8vo (cm. 20 x 12) brossura con copertina illustrata a colori, pp. 122 (Prosa contemporanea) . Ex libris all'occhiello.

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Book number: 2-81739

Keywords: (Letteratura nordamericana)

WHARTON Edith -

Per un figlio.

Parma, Guanda, 1995, pp. 128. Brossura - Ottimo

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Book number: 3-40871

Keywords: (Narrativa)

WHARTON Edith -

Per un figlio.

Parma, Guanda, 1995, 8vo (cm. 20 x 12) brossura editoriale con alette, copertina illustrata a colori, pp. 122 (Prosa contemporanea).

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Book number: 3-30350

Keywords: (Letteratura nordamericana)

Wharton, Edith

"Phaedra" in Scribner's (January, 1898)

New York, 1898. First Edition. 0 pp. Soft cover. Near fine in original wrappers with light wear. Near Fine.

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Book number: b6922

Wharton, Edith.

I Ragazzi.

Introduzione di Marilyn French. Traduzione di Lucilla Jervis Rochat e Anna Rusconi. Milano, 1989, Longanesi Coll.La Gaja Scienza,283. cm.14x20, pp.277, brossura copertina figurata a

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Book number: 284007

Catalogue: Letteratura Straniera Opere

WHARTON Edith -

I ragazzi.

Roma, Newton & Compton, 1995, 8vo brossura con copertina illustrata a colori, pp. 254

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Book number: 4-75328

Keywords: (Letteratura statunitense)

Wharton,Edith.

Raggi di luna.

Traduzione di Marino Biondi. Milano, 1994, Corbaccio Sposi per un anno. Questo è il Coll.Scrittori di tutto il mon cm.13,5x21,5, pp.268, brossura con bandelle, coperti

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Book number: 236490

Catalogue: Letteratura Straniera Opere

WHARTON Edith -

Raggi di Luna.

Milano, Corbaccio, 1994, 8vo (cm. 20,5 x 14) brossura con sovraccoperta illustrata a colori, pp. 268 (Scrittori di Tutto il Mondo) . Timbro librario all'occhiello.

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Book number: 2-81713

Keywords: (Letteratura nordamericana)

(Proust, Marcel) Wharton, Edith

"A Reconsideration of Proust" in The Sadturday Review (October 27, 1934)

New York, 1934. First Edition. 0 pp. Soft cover. Near fine in original self-wrappers with a horizontal center crease (the way it was originally issued?) and light additional wear. Near Fine.

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Book number: b40378

Wharton, Edith:

The Reef;

London, Macmillan, 1912; 1st edition; Hardback; Good/ No dj; 367pp with 8pp Publishers Catalogue; Internal hinge cracked, tape repaired, light foxing to endpapers; Yellow label half torn off front pastedown, owners name on ffep; Navy covers with gilt title on front & spine. Some light spotting to cover. Top edge gilt.

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Book number: 9158

Wharton, Edith,

The Reef - A Novel.

NY, D. Appleton & Co, 1912. 1st ed. G. Spine worn, corners bumped and worn, owner's inscription and bookseller stickerfront endpaper, back hinge crackd, ads in back.

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Book number: BOOKS000370I

Catalogue: Fiction

Wharton,Edith.

The reef.

Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Stephen Orgel. Oxford, 1998, Oxford University Press Coll.World's Classics. Ediz.in lingua inglese. cm.13x20, pp.XXIX,530, br.cop.fig.a col.

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Book number: 309507

Catalogue: Letteratura Straniera Opere

Wharton, Edith,

Reef.

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1965. Trade Paperback., Vg in Wraps. Light Wear. Pages Clean & Tight. Pages: 367.

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Book number: MASTER284321I

Catalogue: Literature