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The book is bounded in quarter red Morocco gilt. The full title is "Still Stunden: Aphorismen aus Richard Rothe's handschriftlichem Nachlass." It has a marking on the fly of "Edith Jones - 1878." The title page has a partial inscription of "E.N. Jon…

Bound with red cloth; spine contains gilt lettering. Top of title page is signed: "E.N.J. Cannes Feb. 1 - 1882." The body of the text contains many markings. Mold and water damage is visible on several pages.

Inscription in Edith Wharton's hand reads, "'Edith Jones Boston Aug 05 80." The initials "KC" (for Kenneth Clark) also appear in blue pencil on the fly. Reproduced illustrations by Dante Gabriel Rossetti appear on the title page as well as the…

Edited by Alexander Smith; one of 500 printed copies.
Inscription:"Edith Jones Xmas 1879"
Volume I (of two).

Translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1867)
Second of three volumes
"E N Jones" inscribed in the top right corner of the inside cover
A gift from Emelyn Washburn
Water damage, some mold spots

Translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1867)
First of three volumes
"E.N.J. '78" (E N Jones) inscribed in the top right corner and below it "E.W.W." (Emelyn Washburn) noting that these volumes were given to her by Emelyn Washburn

"Edited by his wife." (Shore Smith)
Inscribed: "Edith Jones, February 13th 1879"
Volume I (of 2)
Bound in full calf dec. gilt.
Significant [water] damage to cover. Mold visible on pages.
Volume one includes: "Life, Letters, and Prose…

2 volumes both signed 'Edith Jones May 22nd 1877.' Quarter brown morocco

Signed 'Edith Jones Oct. 11th 1878'. Notations made a poem in the Contents list and on the poem itself, possibly by person who wrote the rhyme on the fly-leaf:
'In this book dear girl/ Find a truthful utterance/ For the thoughts that whirl/ Oft…