The Valley of Decision, Volumes I and II

WHARTON, Edith

Verlag: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1902

Beschreibung

First Edition. Octavo. Two Volumes. Maroon fabric with gilt lettering to spines. Author was aÊPulitzer Prize-winningÊAmerican novelist,Êshort storyÊwriter, andÊdesigner. She was nominated for theÊNobel Prize in LiteratureÊin 1927, 1928 and 1930. ÒWharton combined her insider's view of America's privileged classes with a brilliant, natural wit to write humorous, incisive novels and short stories of social and psychological insight. She was well acquainted with many of her era's other literary and public figures, includingÊTheodore Roosevelt.Ó ÒThe Valley of Decision, is set in eighteenth-century Italy. Here Wharton pits folks inspired by the antireligious thoughts of Rousseau and Voltaire against the orthodox leaders of the day. Soon enough Wharton's night-constant theme comes through: this, like most other violations of personal convention, will come at a terrible cost.Ó Good. Corners bumped. Some scratching to front and back covers in volume I. Minor sunning to spines. Aging as expected. Textblock clean. Minor chipping to endpanel in volume I. Minor foxing to endpages in both volumes. Minor staining to front cover of volume I. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 31849

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Valley of Decision, Volumes I and II

Verlag: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1902

Einband: Hardcover

Auflage: 1st Edition.