The House of Mirth
by Wharton, Edith
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/Not Issued
- Seller
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Woodlawn, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's and Sons, 1905. First Edition . Hardcover. Fair/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition, first state. The covers are red with gold lettering and the book is 533 pages with 2 pages of advertisments at the end of the book. Scribner's logo on copyright page. Both hinges cracked. animal bites at the lower spine and last few pages at the lower edge. Top edges gilt. Slightly pulled.
Synopsis
The House of Mirth (1905), by Edith Wharton, is a novel about New York socialite Lily Bart attempting to secure a husband and a place in rich society. It is one of the first novels of manners in American literature.
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- Bookseller
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012022
- Title
- The House of Mirth
- Author
- Wharton, Edith
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Not Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's and Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1905
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Fiction
Terms of Sale
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
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About the Seller
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2013
Woodlawn, Illinois
About Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
I have a small inventory of about 23,000 titles. I sell from my own property and only on-line. I started selling on line in 1999. This is my Fourth year with Biblio.
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- Copyright page
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- 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...
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