THE DESCENT OF MAN AND OTHER STORIES
by Wharton, Edith
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Glen Head, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY 1904 First edition. Hardcover. Small octavo, 312pp., red cloth. Top edge gilt. VG, some wear along front outer hinge, tiny chip at rear inner hinge near head of spine. no dj. .
Synopsis
A collection of ten Edith Wharton short stories, including the title piece "Descent of Man," as well as "The Other Two," "Expiation," "The Lady's Maid's Bell," "The Mission of Jane," "The Reckoning," "The Letter," "The Dilettante," "The Quicksand," and "A Venetian Night's Entertainment."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Xerxesbooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- a40611
- Title
- THE DESCENT OF MAN AND OTHER STORIES
- Author
- Wharton, Edith
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- fiction, short stories, first, wharton
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.