Custom Of the Country
by Wharton, Edith
Wharton's glittering satire of the newly affluent in Old New YorkConsidered by many to be her masterpiece, Edith Wharton's second full-length work is a scathing yet personal examination of the exploits and follies of the modern upper class. As she unfolds the story of Undine Spragg, from New York to Europe, Wharton affords us a detailed glimpse of what might be called the interior decor of this America and its nouveau riche fringes. Through a heroine who is as vain, spoiled, and selfish as she is irresistibly fascinating, and through a most intricate and satisfying plot that follows Undine's marriages and affairs, she conveys a vision of social behavior that is both supremely informed and supremely disenchanted.*This new edition features a new introduction and explanatory notes and reset text
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The Custom of the Country
by WHARTON, Edith
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- 1913
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1913. Hardcover. Fine/Fair. First edition. Early owner's name on the front fly, else fine in a fair only example of the rare dustwrapper with considerable chipping, and a horizontal strip of paper removed from the spine (eliminating no spine text from the original). Housed in a custom cloth clamshell case with leather spine… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY
by WHARTON, Edith
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Bookplate stamped "Discarded" with slight offsetting to the endpaper; perforated stamp to bottom margin of one text page; slight foxing to the front endpaper and a few other pages; rear endpapers with library slip and pocket, also stamped; front hinge cracked and a little loose. Covers are bright with strong… Read more about this item Item Price
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by Edith Wharton
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Penguin Classics, London, 1987. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good Condition. Fifth Impression or later. Size: Small Octavo. 335 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Pages lightly tanned throughout. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. The book has… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Custom of the Country
by Edith Wharton
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The Custom of the Country.
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1913. First edition of one of Wharton's finest novels, which tells the story of Undine Spragg, a Midwestern girl who attempts to ascend in New York City society. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition, name to the front free endpaper. Housed in a custom half morocco chemise and clamshell box. An exceptional presentation.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Scribner's, 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good/Very Good. First Edition, First Printing (Date of 1913 on title page and Published October 1913 on copyright page). Not price-clipped ($1.35 price intact on spine). Published by Scribner s, 1913. Octavo. Red cloth boards stamped in gold. Book is very good with spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Custom Of The Country
by Wharton, Edith
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New York: Doubleday. Hardcover. 1998. 1st Thus. 8vo 439pp . Fine in Fine DJ. B&W Illustrations. A controversial novel in which Wharton leveled her most biting critique of the limitations that late 19th century society placed upon the ambitious woman. New York Public Library Collector's Edition . Item Price
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The Custom of the Country
by Warton, Edith
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Everyman. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Item Price
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Custom of the Country
by WHARTON Edith
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1913. First Edition . WHARTON, Edith. The Custom of the Country. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1913. Octavo, original gilt-stamped red cloth, original dust jacket. $4000.First edition of one of Wharton's best novels, in the scarce original dust jacket.""In some ways her most successful work, in that it draws on all her strengths as a novelist, especially as satirist… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Custom of the Country
by Wharton, Edith
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- 1975
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975. First PB Edition. 5th or later Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First PB Edition, later printing. Near Fine. Corners curled, front endpapers stained, reader notes rear endpaper, else Fine and unmarked. 594pp.
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The Custom of the Country
by WHARTON, Edith
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New York: Scribners, 1975. Softcover. Very Good. Very good in wrappers. Book has minor rub of spine, edges and corners of cover, reprint, light fading of cover, bend in corners of cover, light yellowing of pages. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual… Read more about this item Item Price
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by Edith Wharton
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Everyman's Library, 1994. New/Perfect. Brand New, Shrink WrappedTHE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY is probably Edith Wharton's most savage satire on the manners of late nineteenth-century America It is the story of the exquisitely beautiful but brutally ambitious Undine Spragg who marries her way into the high aristocracy of Europe, abandoning several husbands along the way This novel, which… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Custom of the Country.
by WHARTON, Edith.
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New York:: Charles Scribner's Sons,, 1913.. First edition.. publisher's cloth in dust jacket.. One corner bumped; else a near fine copy with bright gold on the spine and front panel. The dust jacket has some old tape reinforcement to the verso and a 1/2 x 1-1/2" chip to the front panel, not affecting any lettering. There is… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Custom of the Country (Bantam Classics)
by Edith Wharton
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- May 1991
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Bantam Classics, May 1991. Mass Market Paperback . General. All books on our shelves are good condition - lightly read or worn - unless otherwise indicated. The Bluestocking Bookshop provides high-quality used and new books and gift items at deep discounts. Shipping media mail. Follow on Instagram for New Arrival stories and bookseller recommendations. Item Price
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Custom of the Country
by Wharton, Edith
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- 1994
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HOUSTON, Texas, USA
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Everyman's Library. Good with no dust jacket. 1994. Hardcover. 1857151984 . 8.2 X 5.3 X 1.2 inches; 414 pages . Item Price
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The Custom of the Country (Everyman's Library (Cloth))
by Edith Wharton
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- 1994-10-04
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Everyman's Library, 1994-10-04. Hardcover. Used: Good. Item Price
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The Custom of the Country
by Edith Wharton
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- 1994
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1994. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY
by Wharton, Edith
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- 1913
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Yarmouth, Maine, USA
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1913. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1913. Original red cloth.
First Edition of Edith Wharton's ninth novel, about the rural Midwestern divorcée Undine Spragg first in New York City and then in Paris -- written just after the author had finalized her divorce and moved permanently to France. ...Still considered an indecent topic for literature at that time,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Custom of the Country
by WHARTON, EDITH
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New York: Scribner’s, 1913. First Edition. Previous owner’s inscription, else very good in a like dust jacket with small edge chips (affecting only the final “s” in the publisher’s imprint at the foot of the spine), minor soiling and staining. Item Price
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The Custom of the Country
by Wharton, Edith
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- 1913
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Sudbury, Ontario, CAN
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New York, NY, USA: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1913. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Moderate shelf wear. Colour of cover is fading and patchy in some areas, some white splotches. Several pages are stained and warped from water damage. Red colour of cover has seeped onto inner covers and first few pages. Pencil markings on first blank page. Binding is… Read more about this item Item Price
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