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Lot 244
Sale 697 - Fine Books and Manuscripts including Americana
Nov 6, 2019
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$500
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Lot Description
WHARTON, Edith (1862-1937). Ethan Frome. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911.
8vo. Title-page printed in red and black. Original red gilt-lettered cloth, top edge gilt (spine very slightly faded and leaned, very minor wear to spine ends, otherwise fresh and bright). Provenance: Frances Metcalfe Wolcott (1851-1933) American author (bookplate).
FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with unbroken type in last line of p.135. An early copy: of the first edition of 6,000 copies, the first 2,500 received from the binder had the top edges gilt (as here)
Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borisini Batten, Sold to Benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation