Wharton, Edith

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 buildings and boats in the background drawn by Edward C. Caswell. Upper right corner contains an owner's signature. Drawings by Edward C. Caswell are included throughout the novella. The back endpapers have an illustration of a man pointing the man with the top hat to look out over a vast mountainside. 

This story, set in the 1840s, follows a young man who is tasked with buying valuble art to establish his father's legacy.

Appleton (New York)

1924

English

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