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  • Table Talk’s Illustrated Cook Book
    Edith Wharton / Various
    This early works was originally published by ’ Table Talk Publishing Co, publishers of Table Talk Magazine’ The American Authority upon Culinary Topics and fashions of the Table. Containing various recipes on Fish, Entrees, Meat, Vegetables, Soups, Salads and many more this book will appeal greatly to any one interested in cooking with much of the information still useful and p...
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    37,29 €

  • The Touchstone
    Edith Wharton / Joseph Henry Patrick Brown
    The Touchstone by Edith Wharton is a fascinating novel of the period and still an interesting read today. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900’s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ...
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    31,64 €

  • Sanctuary
    Edith Wharton / Edmund Sharpe / Russell Thacher Trall
    Kate Orme’s marriage to a rich and powerful bachelor is turned upside down when she learns of her partner’s guilty secret. Afraid that her child might inherit whatever caused her husband’s immorality, she tries to make sure her son knows right from wrong. Edith Wharton (January 24, 1862 - August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, writer of short stories, and designer. She won ...
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    38,58 €

  • Italian Villas and Their Gardens
    Edith Wharton
    This early work on Italian Villas and their Gardens is a beautifully illustrated look at the subject. Chapters include; Florentine Villas, Sienese Villas, Roman Villas, Villas near Rome, Genoese Villas, Lombard Villas and Villas of Venetia. This fascinating work is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all historians Many of the earliest books, particularly t...
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    42,72 €

  • The Hermit and the Wild Woman, and Other Stories
    Edith Wharton / John Meyrick / Thomas Herbert Russell
    'The Hermit and the Wild Woman' is a collection of short stories by American writer Edith Wharton. The stories include: 'The Hermit and the Wild Woman', 'The Last Asset', 'In Trust', 'The Pretext', 'The Verdict', 'The Pot-Boiler', and 'The Best Man'. This fantastic collection will appeal to all lovers of the short storm form, and it is not to be missed by fans and collectors of...
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    35,57 €

  • The Custom of the Country
    Edith Wharton
    'The Custom of the Country' is a novel by Edith Wharton, first published in 1913. It is the tale of a country girl called Undine Spragg and her attempt to climb the ladder of New York City society. An entertaining and authentic look at American high society, 'The Custom of the Country' will not disappoint those who have read and enjoyed other works by this author. Edith Wharton...
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    37,86 €

  • The Descent of Man and Other Stories
    Edith Wharton
    'The Descent Of Man And Other Stories' was the third collection of short stories by Edith Wharton, first published in 1904. The tales deal with a variety of subjects including friendship, marriage, love and even ghosts. This volume is highly recommended for lovers of the short story form, and it is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Wharton’s seminal work. The stories i...
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    26,38 €

  • The Age of Innocence
    Edith Wharton
    'The Age of Innocence' is a novel by American writer Edith Wharton. Her twelfth novel, it was originally presented in 1920 as a serial in four parts in the magazine 'Pictorial Review'. In 1921, Wharton became the first woman to win Pulitzer Prize for Fiction after the book’s successful nomination. The story is set in upper-class New York City in the 1870s, during the Gilded Age...
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    36,21 €

  • The Decoration of Houses
    Edith Wharton
    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ...
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    35,59 €

  • Fighting France, from Dunkerque to Belfort
    Edith Wharton
    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ...
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    23,66 €

  • The Glimpses of the Moon
    Edith Wharton
    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ...
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    18,36 €

  • Ethan Frome
    Edith Wharton
    Ethan Frome 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. Ethan Frome is a man with dreams and desires that end in an ironic turn of events. The narrator tells the story based on an account from observations at Frome’s house when he had to stay ...
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    9,73 €

  • The Decoration of Houses
    A. Lungwitz / ALungwitz / Edith Wharton
    Introduction: Rooms may be decorated in two ways: by a superficial application of ornament totally independent of structure, or by means of those architectural features which are part of the organism of every house, inside as well as out. In the middle ages, when warfare and brigandage shaped the conditions of life, and men camped in their castles much as they did in their tent...
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    30,98 €

  • The Influence of Sea Power Upon History 1660-1783
    A. T. Mahan / ATMahan / Edith Wharton
    Originally published in 1898. PREFACE: The definite object proposed in this work is an examination of the general history of Europe and America with particular reference to the effect of sea power upon the course of that history. Historians generally have been unfamiliar with the conditions of the sea, having as to it neither special interest nor special knowledge; and the prof...
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    47,42 €

  • Ethan Frome
    Edith Wharton
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    16,96 €

  • The Custom of the Country
    Edith Wharton
    From New York to Europe, the apartments of the nouveau riche to ancient French estates, Edith Wharton tells the story of Undine Spragg, a girl from a Midwestern town with unquenchable social aspirations. Though Undine is narcissistic, pampered, and incredibly selfish, she is a beguiling heroine whose marital initiation into New York high society from its trade-wealthy fringes i...
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    12,96 €

  • The Decoration of Houses
    Edith Wharton / Ogden Jr. Codman / Ogden JrCodman
    Individuality in house-furnishing has seldom been more harped upon than at the present time. The cheap originality which finds expression in putting things to uses for which they were not intended is often confounded with individuality; whereas the latter consists not in an attempt to be different from other people at the cost of comfort, but in the desire to be comfortable in ...
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    28,94 €

  • The Decoration of Houses
    Edith Wharton / Ogden Jr. Codman / Ogden JrCodman
    Individuality in house-furnishing has seldom been more harped upon than at the present time. The cheap originality which finds expression in putting things to uses for which they were not intended is often confounded with individuality; whereas the latter consists not in an attempt to be different from other people at the cost of comfort, but in the desire to be comfortable in ...
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    43,72 €

  • The Decoration Of Houses (1897)
    Edith Wharton / Ogden Codman Jr.
    The Decoration of Houses is a book written by Edith Wharton and published in 1897. It is a guidebook for home decoration and design, written for the upper-class society of the time. The book covers a range of topics related to interior design, including furniture, fabrics, lighting, and color schemes. The author emphasizes the importance of simplicity, elegance, and functionali...
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    41,70 €

  • A Backward Glance
    Edith Wharton
    This antiquarian volume contains ’A Backward Glance’, Edith Wharton’s detailed account of her life, both pubic and private. She describes in a dazzling yet delicate manner, the upper-class New York society within which much of her youth was spent. The book details her traversing of Europe and her prolific achievement in the field of literature when she was an adult. A fantastic...
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    54,55 €

  • French Ways And Their Meaning
    Edith Wharton
    FRENCH WAYS AND THEIR MEANING by EDITH WHARTON. Originally published in 1919. PREFACE: This book is essentially a desultory book, the result of intermittent observation, and often, no doubt, of rash assumption Having been written in Pans, at odd moments, during the last two years of the war, it could hardly be more than a series of disjointed notes, and the excuse for its publi...
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    44,12 €

  • Ethan Frome (16pt Large Print Edition)
    Edith Wharton
    Edith Wharton’s Ethan Frome (1911) is a novel about emotional frigidity. Set in New England in the fictional town of Starkfield, Massachusetts, the story concerns Ethan Frome and his cantankerous wife Zeena. Mattie comes to help her cousin Zeena keep house, and her youthful beauty and good humor fascinate Ethan. Zeena decides to replace Mattie with a hired housemaid, but the lo...
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    19,96 €

  • Artemis to Actaeon and Other Verse
    Edith Wharton
    This vintage book contains a fantastic collection of verse written by Edith Wharton. Edith Wharton (1862 - 1937) was an American novelist, designer, and writer of short stories. She married her uniquely insightful experience of America’s aristocracy with a natural wit, in order to construct humorous novels and short stories that boast uncanny understanding on a social and psych...
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    17,92 €

  • Fighting France; From Dunkerque to Belport
    Edith Wharton
    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ...
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    18,58 €

  • Edith Wharton’s Ethan Frome
    Edith Wharton
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    6,13 €

  • The Glimpses of the Moon - A Tale by Edith Wharton
    Edith Wharton
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    9,68 €

  • The Valley of Decision
    Edith Wharton
    Wharton’s first novel is set in late 18th century Italy. Valsecca inherits a dukedom at a young age. During the French Revolution he had allied himself with the forces of social reform. Now he must face the tradition of feudalism, which comes with his social class. He struggles with these conflicting loyalties. ...
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    34,08 €

  • The Reef
    Edith Wharton
    Edith Wharton’s novels and short stories are full of her humorous understanding of the upper classes. She left America for France beginning in 1907 and stayed during World War 1. The Reef tells the story of Americans in France and the social conflicts they face. The morality in this novel revolves around a woman opposing the marriage of her stepson to a woman who has had an aff...
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    31,57 €

  • Summer
    Edith Wharton
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    32,22 €

  • The Age of Innocence
    Edith Wharton
    Between what matters and what seems to matter, how should the world we know judge wisely? When the scheming, indomitable brain of Sigsbee Manderson was scattered by a shot from an unknown hand, that world lost nothing worth a single tear; it gained something memorable in a harsh reminder of the vanity of such wealth as this dead man had piled up-without making one loyal fr...
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    29,95 €


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