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Ethan Frome
by Wharton, Edith
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Portland, Maine: The Limited Editions Club. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1939. Limited Edition. 1. Hard Cover. Limited to 1500 copies, this is #458, signed by the illustrator. Publisher's full green cloth with gilt illustration on the front cover, gilt lettering on spine, t.e.g. fore-edge and bottom edge deckle. With water-color drawings by Henry Varnum Poor and an introduction by Clifton Fadiman. . Gilt lettering on spine is very slightly dulled, else pristine, unmarked, tight, square and clean. In VG slipcase with light sunning to fore-edge and dust-soiling to top edge. NEAR FINE. . Color drawings. 4to 11" - 13" tall. ix, 145 pp. Signed by Illustrator .
Synopsis
Ethan Frome is a novel that was published in 1911 by the Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Edith Wharton. It is set in turn-of-the-century New England in the fictitious town of Starkfield, Massachusetts. The novel was adapted into a film in 1993.
Reviews
On Dec 7 2004, Pazzo Books said:
Other than an unmitigated desire to smack the whiny lady upstairs, Ethan Frome had virtually no impact on me. While most books I really detest are extremely long, Wharton managed to flip the switch in what is basically a novella. Impressive.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20406
- Title
- Ethan Frome
- Author
- Wharton, Edith
- Illustrator
- Henry Varnum Poor
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued
- Edition
- Limited Edition. 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- Portland, Maine
- Date Published
- 1939
- Keywords
- Fiction;, Limited Editions Club;, Illustrated Books;, Private Press;, Literature;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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