THE FRUIT OF THE TREE

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907. THE FRUIT OF THE TREE- Edith Wharton- Illustrated frontis by Alonzo Kimball- Charles Scribner's Sons- 1907- 1st Edition-Later State Original publisher's red cloth and black titles to spine and cover-Scribner's Seal as per 1st-with MDCCCCVII (1907) on title page-only one illustration-frontis- Hardcover:-8vo- VERY GOOD++-FINE- no dj- PO name on ffep, otherwise clean and solid, no tears or other writing. 633pp + 4 pp of ads as per 1st.-Binding bears the anomoly of being a Grosset binding, yet there are no Grosset printings of this novel in World Cat., leading one to believe that Scribner had Grosset do some of the binding on this edition-SEE PHOTOS-- In this novel, Wharton examines such controversial topics as euthanasia, treatment of factory workers, divorce, and drug addiction. It's "an interesting and rewarding book in many ways-especially in its depiction of the heroine, Justine Brent, and her marriage to a weak man"-With Illustrations by Alfonzo Kimball.- Fiction-social-classic (3528) . 1st Edition. Cloth. VG++-Near FINE/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated Frontis by Alonzo Kimball. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.