Valley Of Decision
by Wharton, Edith
Life at Pontesordo was in truth not very pleasant for an ardent and sensitive little boy of nine, whose remote connection with the reigning line of Pianura did not preserve him from wearing torn clothes and eating black bread and beans out of an earthen bowl on the kitchen doorstep."Go ask your mother for new clothes!" Filomena would snap at him, when his toes came through his shoes and the rents in his jacket-sleeves had spread beyond darning. "These you are wearing are my Giannozzo's, as you well know, and every rag on your back is mine, if there were any law for poor folk, for not a copper of pay for your keep or a stitch of clothing for your body have we had these two years come Assumption--. What's that? You can't ask your mother, you say, because she never comes here? True enough--fine ladies let their brats live in cow-dung, but they must have Indian carpets under their own feet. Well, ask the abate, then--he has lace ruffles to his coat and a naked woman painted on his snuff box--What? He only holds his hands up when you ask? Well, then, go ask your friends on the chapel-walls--maybe they'll give you a pair of shoes--though Saint Francis, for that matter, was the father of the discalced, and would doubtless tell you to go without!" And she would add with a coarse laugh: "Don't you know that the discalced are shod with gold?"It was after such a scene that the beggar-noble, as they called him at Pontesordo, would steal away to the chapel and, seating himself on an upturned basket or a heap of pumpkins, gaze long into the face of the mournful saint.
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. This is a handsome First Edition, Second State (Manhattan Press), of Edith Wharton's first novel, published February, 1902. It's also her only historical novel, set during the Italian Renaissance, yet contains some of the themes she would explore in her later Society novels. This two-volume set is in very good condition, with… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Octavo. TWO VOLUMES. Second issue, with "Matthattan Press" imprint on copyright page. Bound in original maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt; top edges gilt; about fine.
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NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902, 1902. FIRST EDITION PRESENTATION COPY. 2 vol., inscribed by Wharton on the front blank endleaf "For Miss Ward. With the Kindest regards of Edith Wharton March 10th, 1902." Bound in the publisher's original red cloth, gilt lettered spine, top edges gilt, others uncut, bookplate of H. Bradly Martin his sale Sotheby's NY Jan.… Read more about this item Item Price
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1902. WHARTON, Edith. THE VALLEY OF DECISION. A Novel. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. First Edition First issue. Two Volumes. 8vo., burgundy cloth with gilt lettering to spine; t.e.g. Edward Mac Dowell's copy with his and his wife, Marian's bookplate. Some foxing to preliminary pages and flyleaves. Overall very good and a nice association. Item Price
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NY: (D. B. Updike, the Merrymount Press) , Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; [vi], 341, [2]; [vi], 311, [1] pages; Feb 1902 (D. B. Updike, The Merrymount Press). 1st/1st. Red cloth. Light shelfwear with minor lean. Edith's first novel. . Item Price
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1902. WHARTON, Edith. THE VALLEY OF DECISION. A Novel. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. First issue. Two Volumes. 8vo., burgundy cloth with gilt lettering to spine; t.e.g. Both volumes have bookplates and light foxing to endpapers, with a previous owner's stamp in blind. Both show some wear to spine ends (especially to the foot of the first volume),… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1914. In 1914, Scribner's released a uniform edition of Edith Wharton's novels and short story collections published up to that date. This is a First Thus from that special edition, rather than an actual First Edition. "The Valley of Decision" was Edith Wharton's first full-length novel, originally published in two volumes in 1902. This is… Read more about this item Item Price
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NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Two volumes, first edition, second issue. 8vo, unadorned maroon cloth, gilt spine titles, gte, sides untrimmed. Ownership copy of Henry R. Towne, mechanical engineer and founder of Yale Lock Manufacturing Company, with his bookplates both volumes. Slight stain rear cover volume 1, else near fine. Item Price
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. Hardcover. Very Good. Two volumes, second issue with Manhattan Press on copyright. Red cloth, gilt-stamped spines, top edges gilt. Owner's name in each volume, spines faded with ends starting to fray, brown-stained top page corners of volume two (not affecting text), still a very good set. *The Valley of Decision* stands as… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York:: Charles Scribner's Sons,, 1902.. First edition, second printing with "Manhattan Press" on verso of title page.. publisher's red cloth.. A fine set, with some very minor use and tiny spots to cloth.. 8vo,. Garrison A6.i.b. Item Price
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Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1902. No Edition Remarks. 342 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Volume I. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to hinges and gutters, leaving netting exposed. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends… Read more about this item Item Price
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Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902-05-01. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Order today-sent today with tracking number, M-F*. Good book with general shelf-wear and yellowing due to age along with a slightly loose spine and the previous owner's name on the first page. This is a good reading copy. We protect your purchase with damage-resistant double-layer bubble-wrap packaging where possible. Your… Read more about this item Item Price
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