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Wharton, Edith
The Fruit of the Tree
The Fruit of the Tree
Edward Wharton's copy, which includes his signature. The inscription says, "'The Mount' Lenox", suggesting this copy was kept there. It also includes an inscription of the date it was published, October 1907. It has thin pages. It is a first edition…
Wharton, Edith
Madame de Treymes
Madame de Treymes
A first English edition.
Wharton, Edith
New Years Day (The 'Seventies)
New Years Day (The 'Seventies)
This is the fourth of four novellas in the series Old New York. Edward C. Caswell illustrated the novel. The dusk jacket has a flower pattern that frames an image of a busy New York intersection. The dusk jacket has slight tears along the corners and…
Wharton, Edith
The Spark (The 'Sixties)
The Spark (The 'Sixties)
This is the third of four novellas in the Old New York series. The dust jacket has a flower pattern that frames a picture of a row of men holding guns. The dusk jacket has several tears, revealing a blue cover underneath. Edward C. Caswell…
Wharton, Edith
The Old Maid (The 'Fifties)
The Old Maid (The 'Fifties)
This is the second of four novellas in Wharton's Old New York series. The cover has a picture of a house surrounded by woods set in a blue cover. The front endpaper has one of Edward C. Caswell's illustrations, showing an aristorcratic man and woman…
Wharton, Edith
False Dawn (The 'Forties)
False Dawn (The 'Forties)
This is the first of four novellas. The cover has a tattered flower-patterned dust jacket, whose tears reveal a blue cover underneath. Front endpaper features a picture of a man in a top hat gazing off a body of water, with several prominent…
Wharton, Edith
The Glimpses of the Moon
The Glimpses of the Moon
This edition belonged to Walter Berry, who left the handwritten note 'advanced copy', as he procured a copy one month before its public release. He wrote 'W. July 22nd 1922. E.' inside the book and left corrections on pages 341 and 351.
The book…
The book…
Yeats, W.B.
A Selection From The Poetry of W.B. Yeats
A Selection From The Poetry of W.B. Yeats
Ramsden describes the cover of the book as having patterned boards, quarter vellum, with morocco label. On the page with the bookplate, ON is written in the bottom right corner. The title page reads A Selection from the Poetry of W.B. Yeats with…
Yeats, W.B.
William Butler Yeats Poems: Second Series
William Butler Yeats Poems: Second Series
The bookplate is displayed on a checkered page with a drawing of ruler on the side. Ramsden incorrectly listed the Pavillon Colombe [PC] bookplate in his notes. The correct bookplate for this book is the Sainte-Claire du Château Hyères [H]…
Wharton, Edith
The Glimpses of the Moon
The Glimpses of the Moon
Cover is bound in blue material that is heavily worn; the top part of the cover is water damaged to the point of total discoloration with many blotches. The front endpaper is labeled 'Ste Claire', and the title page is signed 'Edith Wharton'. Ramsden…
Werner, M.R.
Brigham Young
Brigham Young
This document contains the title page of the illustrated book, a picture of Brigham Young, as well as pages 74-78. Pages 74-78 have various pencil markings along the sides of paragraphs, presumably to highlight points of interest to Wharton. Page 74…
Yeats, W.B.
Poems
Poems
According to Ramsden's notes, he quotes R.W.B Lewis's biography of Edith Wharton by noting her admiration of the Irish poet, W.B. Yeats, above all other English-language poets. The title page reads Poems by W.B. Yeats. The publisher information is…
Wyndham, Richard
The Gentle Savage: A Sudanese Journey in the Province of Bahr-el-Ghazal, Commonly Called 'The Bog'
The Gentle Savage: A Sudanese Journey in the Province of Bahr-el-Ghazal, Commonly Called 'The Bog'
This entry is for work written by Richard Wyndham, a British printmaker and painter, about the Dinka tribes of Sudan. On the blank page with Edith Wharton's signature, there is a stain above where she signed. The title page reads The Gentle…
Wraxall, Sir N. William
Historical Memoirs Of My Own Time
Historical Memoirs Of My Own Time
This work features historical memoirs written by English author and politician, Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall, 1st Baronet. Ramsden describes the material of the book cover as limp leather decorated with gilt. The title page has a floral design in…
Wordsworth, William
Poems of Wordsworth: Selected From the Best Editions: In Two Volumes
Poems of Wordsworth: Selected From the Best Editions: In Two Volumes
The bookplate page includes the Land's End book plate with 1.50 is written in the top left corner. The title page reads Poems of Wordsworth. Selected from the best editions. In two volumes volume II. Publisher information is listed as Cassell &…