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Ethan Frome
de WHARTON, Edith
- Usado
- First
- Estado
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- Librería
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911. First Edition. First Printing (published October, 1911), second issue, with perfect type in "wearily" on the last line of p.135 and the upper edge of textblock plain. Octavo (19.75cm); red cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; [vi],[2],3-195,[1] + [4]pp ads. Early owners pencil signature to half-title page, slight forward lean, with spine ends gently nudged, and some mild sunning to spine; contents fresh; Very Good+. Pleasing copy of one of Wharton's most enduring works, "a realistic story of the restricted moral atmpshere of a bleak New England farm. The hero is compelled by circumstances to stay on his farm - to deny himself the chance to practice his chosen profession or to enjoy a normal life" (COAN, p.36). Basis for John Madden's 1993 film adaptation, starring Liam Neeson and Patricia Arquette. GARRISON A19.1.a.
Sinopsis
Ethan Frome is a novel that was published in 1911 by the Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Edith Wharton. It is set in turn-of-the-century New England in the fictitious town of Starkfield, Massachusetts. The novel was adapted into a film in 1993.
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El Dec 7 2004, Pazzo Books dijo:
Other than an unmitigated desire to smack the whiny lady upstairs, Ethan Frome had virtually no impact on me. While most books I really detest are extremely long, Wharton managed to flip the switch in what is basically a novella. Impressive.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 60228
- Título
- Ethan Frome
- Autor
- WHARTON, Edith
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1911
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Modern Fiction;
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Sobre el vendedor
Lorne Bair Rare Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2006
Winchester, Virginia
Sobre Lorne Bair Rare Books
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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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
