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New York: D. Appleton, 1920. There are only three or four American novelists who can be thought of as major," noted Gore Vidal, "and Edith Wharton is one." Listed on Modern Library's 100 greatest novels of the twentieth century. It is the basis for the 1993 Martin Scorsese film, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder, and Miriam Margolyes.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1920. "There are only three or four American novelists who can be thought of as major," noted Gore Vidal, "and Edith Wharton is one." Listed on Modern Library's 100 greatest novels of the twentieth century. It is the basis for the 1993 Martin Scorsese film, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder, and Miriam Margolyes.

USA: D. Appleton, 1920. A first edition, first printing published by D. Appleton and Company in 1920. First US Edition. First state of text with 'Forasmuch as it hath please Almighty God' on page 186. Some fading to spine, with partial fading to areas of boards. Tidemark to bottom right corner of front board, and at base of spine, which bleeds through very slightly into margins of final pages. Bookplate to front pastedown, else unmarked. Binding sturdy with hinges intact. Set in the elite society of 19th-century New York City, the novel explores the constraints of societal norms and the struggle between personal desire and social conformity. The story revolves around Newland Archer, a young lawyer, who becomes engaged to the conventional May Welland but falls in love with her unconventional cousin, Countess Ellen Olenska. Wharton's novel delves into themes of love, duty, and the rigid expectations of high society during the Gilded Age.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1920. First Edition. Very Good. First edition, first printing with "(1)" at end of text. Bound in publisher's red cloth lettered in black; lacking the dust jacket. Very Good with uneven fading, wear and soiling to covers, with short splits to crown and bottom of spine joints. Endsheets browned, former owner name to front free endpaper, light creasing to rear free endpaper, pages tanned and with a few creased corners. Slight musty odor to pages. Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize, making Wharton the first woman to win.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1920. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 365 pages. In Very Good condition, lacking the issued dust jacket. Red cloth spine with black lettering. Binding is sturdy and boards show some wear to corners and edges with fraying at the corners (specifically the lower front corner), and spine and edges slightly sunned. Textblock shows typical age toning and upper outer edge has one white spot/stain. First printing, as indicated by the number 1 in brackets on the last page. WD Consignment. Shelved in case 2. 1322162. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

D. Appleton and Company, 1920. First Edition. hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. First Edition, First Printing with (1) at last page of text. Red cloth boards. Boards have considerable wear, spine is chipped at the bottom edge, cloth beginning to separate from the spine and has darkening of color. Corners are rubbed through with the bottom corners bumped. End signatures are tender but the binding is otherwise good. Clean. Not the best copy but nothing a good binder can't handle.

New York: D. Appleton, 1920 True First Edition, with all the 1st issue points, (1) last page of text.And the paragraph(line7&8) "Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God-" the Rector began...(is present) Book:is complete with is original covers but a nice candidate for rebounding with the covers,like glove leather glued to the edges/corners and restore the color to the spine which is sunned but the lettering is very visible,there is wear and bumping(minor) along the edges and corners. The worst condition is the spine area,it is spilt 3/4 up along the front and rear covers,with very small tears on both ends of the spine,all lettering is present,there is a rubbed spot front cover near the spine and light rubbing and soiling.the pages end light soiled..Inside: inside the covers 1st and last leaf are darken,pencil name with imagination and an arrow inside rear cover,pencil name 1st leaf,pg 10-11 are darken caused by storing newsprint and webbing showing,a spot or two on a few pages. A really nice… Read More

Arion Press, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Like New. One of 300 copies, signed by photoographer (this copy not numbered, but reads 'Display Copy III' on colophon). A fine copy in original brown cloth with pictorial spine label; publisher's brown cloth slipcase with wraparound photograph.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1920. First Edition, Second Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 354 [1] pages. In Very Good minus condition. Full binding of red cloth with black lettering. Mild shelf wear. Sun fading to spine. Open tear to head of spine, with the word "The" detaching. Scuffing to front and rear covers. Writing of previous owner on front paste down and front free endpaper. Age-toning to text block. Shelved in Case 2. Second printing, as indicated on last page with "2" in brackets. 1370703. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1920. First Edition, Second Printing. First edition, second printing with (2) on last page of text. Measuring approximately 7.75" x 5.25" with 364 numbered pages. Comes with a brand new facsimile (reproduction) dust jacket for protection and display. This book is in fair condition. Heavy chipping and sunning to spine. Large piece of spine missing at the head end. Spine torn at rear gutter exposing mesh. Top edge of front board has moderate sunning. Rear board has moderate staining and scuffing. Front hinge cracked. Heavy foxing throughout interior pages. Rear hinge cracked. The Age of Innocence, which was set in the time of Wharton's childhood, was a softer and gentler work than The House of Mirth, which Wharton had published in 1905. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(H1-59).

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1920. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair. The Age of Innocence" by Edith Wharton. First edition, second printing with "(2)" on the last page of text, signifying the printing number. Published by D. Appleton & Company, New York, 1920. Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The book measures 5" x 7.5", 365 pages. A brand new facsimile (reproduction) dust jacket is included for protection and display. The book is in fair condition. Heavy sunning to the boards and spine. Wear to the edges with cloth loss at the hinges and at the top of the spine, affecting the title. The textblock is gently toned with foxing throughout. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(H1-59).

NY: NEWMARKET PRESS.. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. SIGNED by director Martin Scorsese on title page. Fine in fine dust jacket. Lovely oversize gift book. Illustrated. ; 9 3/4" X 12 1/4"; 190 pages .

Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Fine, Leather Bound. Book accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. ; First Easton Press Edition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Shelton, CT: The First Edition Library - FEL. Facsimile edition. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket in a Near Fine slipcase. Facsimile Edition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Original dust jacket protected by archival Brodart cover. All domestic orders shipped protected in a Box. .

Shelton, CT: The First Edition Library - FEL. Facsimile edition. 1987. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dust jacket in a Fine slipcase. Facsimile Edition.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine, thumb nail sized blemish to front edge pages. Leather Bound. Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. NO BOOKPLATE OR OWNER MARKINGS. ; First Easton Press Edition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library. 1977. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine, Accented in 22kt gold, printed on archival paper with gilded edges, smyth sewing & concealed muslin joints. Bound In full leather with hubbed spines. Bookplate to half title page. A Limited Edition. ; First Franklin Library Edition; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: Franklin Library. 1976. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine, Leather Bound, Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. ; First Franklin Library Edition .

HBDJ, 1943, Stated 1st Modern Library Edition on copyright pg, 95 cents price to the dust jacket Flap. "Which of these 291 titles." Near Fine book in a Very Good dust jacket. Modern Library, 1943. Toledano binding no. 8. 291 titles listed on verso of dustjacket & ON BACK OF DJ 275 TITLES & PRE ZIPCODE COUPON, . Very Good + green cloth with Title in maroon box in Gold Gilt with burgundy topstain on outer pgs topedge. Pagination edges a bit tanned. In a Very Good- modestly rubworn dust jacket, TINY EXTREMITIES CHIPS DJ, . Yet a bright, snug & unmarked copy of the First Modern Library Edition so stated at copyright. 95 Cents mentioned back DJ & says over 275 Great Titles to choose from, 365 + 7 pgs ads in back

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library. As New with No dust jacket as issued. 1976. Limited Edition. First Printing. Leather. Publisher's full purple leather, spine in four compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in three compartments, gilt tooling in remaining compartment, intricate gilt borders and tooling on covers, all edges gilt, moire silk endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Illustrated with color drawings by Barnett Plotkin. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1921.. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square, and clean. AS NEW.. Pulitzer Prize Series. Color Illustrations. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. (vi), 408 pp .