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The Descent of Man and Other Stories
by Wharton, Edith
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1904. Edith Wharton (1862-1937) won the Pulitzer Prize in 1921.This is a Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine copy of the First Edition, a collection of her early stories. Bright red cloth binding; ruled; with gilt lettering on the spine and front cover. Top edge is gilt; others rough-cut. Clean text; 312 pages. Previous-owner inscription and bookplate on the front paste-down. Spine is (very) lightly faded, and there is a small spot of discoloration. Nevertheless, a sound and attractive copy, with very little general wear. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket.
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
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002312
- Title
- The Descent of Man and Other Stories
- Author
- Wharton, Edith
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1904
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
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