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The Descent of Man and Other Stories
de Wharton, Edith
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket
- Librería
-
Chico, California, United States
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Sobre este artículo
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.
Sinopsis
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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Detalles
- Librería
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 002312
- Título
- The Descent of Man and Other Stories
- Autor
- Wharton, Edith
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good Plus
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket
- Edición
- First Edition.
- Editorial
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1904
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Modern Literature;
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Sobre el vendedor
Quercus Rare Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2006
Chico, California
Sobre 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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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
