Old New York: The Old Maid (The 'Fifties)

Edith Wharton

Verlag: D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1924

Beschreibung

The second novella in Wharton's Old New York collection, with charming illustrations by E.C Caswell With delightful illustrations by E.C. Caswell on the front and rear pastedowns. The Old Maid (The 'Fifties) is the second in a set of four novellas called Old New York. All four books are based in the realm of upper class New York, and whilst some characters appears in several of the set, each novella focusses on a different decade has its own stand-alone story. Often regarded as the best in the collection, the Old Maid concerns cousins Charlotte and Delia as they dispute over the maternal rights of Charlotte's daughter Tina. The Old Maid was made into a film starring Bette Davies in 1939. Wharton was an American writer, whose experience of upper-class aristocracy contributed to precise portrayal of the the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. Sticker to rear pastedown. 'From the Books of J.W Robinson Co. Seventh & Grand, Los Angeles'. Third impression of first edition. In the publisher's original binding. Generally smart with light rubbing to the boards, predominantly at the joints and the spine. Slightly worn at the head and the tail of the spine, as well as the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, with spotting limited to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 842N1

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Old New York: The Old Maid (The 'Fifties)

Verlag: D. Appleton and Company, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1924

Einband: Cloth

Illustrator: E.C Caswell

Zustand: Very Good Indeed

Art des Buches: book