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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Softcover. Condizione: Very Good. Very good in wrappers, a paperback. Pages clean. Shelf rubbing to cover.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1999 McDonald Institute large format hardcover edition. Light reading wear else very good condition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 2012 Cambridge University Press hadrcover edition. Light reading wear else very good condition. Bringing together a team of international scholars, this volume provides the first substantial text dedicated to the various contexts that frame Wharton's remarkable career. Each essay offers a clearly argued and lucid assessment of Wharton's work as it relates to seven key areas: life and works, critical receptions, book and publishing history, arts and aesthetics, social designs, time and place, and literary milieux. These sections provide a broad and accessible resource for students coming to Wharton for the first time while offering scholars new critical insights. CONTENTS: Part I. Life and Works 1. Edith Wharton: contextual revisions by Laura Rattray 2. Chronology: Wharton in cultural and historical context by Pamela Knights and Laura Rattray 3. Biography by Melanie Dawson 4. Composition and publication by Sharon Kehl Califano 5. Portraits of Wharton by Susan Goodman Part II. Critical Receptions 6. Contemporary reviews, 1877-1938 by Heidi M. Kunz 7. Obituaries by Linda De Roche 8. 'Justice' to Edith Wharton? The early critical responses by Melissa M. Pennell 9. Modern critical receptions by Jessica Schubert McCarthy Part III. Book and Publishing History 10. Wharton and her editors by Sharon Shaloo 11. Selling Wharton by Gary Totten 12. Serialization by Elsa Nettels 13. Short story markets by Bonnie Shannon McMullen Part IV. Arts and Aesthetics 14. Stage adaptations of Wharton's fiction by John Dennis Anderson 15. Wharton's writings on screen by Anne-Marie Evans 16. Visual arts by Emily J. Orlando 17. Architecture by Cecilia Macheski 18. Interior and garden design by Helena Chance 19. Images of Wharton by Katherine Joslin Part V. Social Designs 20. The marriage market by Pamela Knights 21. Leisured lives by Maureen E. Montgomery 22. Wharton and gender by Linda Wagner-Martin 23. Race and imperialism by Margaret Toth 24. Social transitions by Adam Jabbur Part VI. Time and Place 25. Wharton and France by William Blazek 26. Wharton and Italy by Robin Peel 27. Wharton and World War I by Julie Olin-Ammentorp 28. The 1920s by Gail D. Sinclair 29. Wharton and the Great Depression by Carol J. Singley Part VII. Literary Milieux 30. Literary influences by Judith P. Saunders 31. Wharton and the American romantics by Linda Costanzo Cahir 32. The novel of manners by Cecilia Macheski 33. Naturalism by Donna Campbell 34. Modernism by Jennifer Haytock.…

paperback. Condizione: New. NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. Linda Patterson (illustratore). book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. See photos for condition details. Hardcovers, 10 volume matched set containing the entire second series of the Young People's Book-shelf, purchased from the original family in the early 1980s. All 10 volumes square bindings and are similar in color. This is pointed out because the photos may shows some variations or bowing of the boards, which was only caused by the camera. There are a couple volumes that have a slightly lower condition rating, but this is only because of they have small tears at the bottom of the spine cloth. This issue can be seen on the photo showing all 10 spines. All the books have good interior binding, there are no hinge cracks, no handwriting, no bookplates or any other markings. All of the text pages are clean and without issues. Some of the titles would grade as VG+ only because of the small tear at the bottom of the spine, others grade as a high near fine to fine condition. Overall grade of all 10 volumes has been give a low near fine condition to borderline VG+. All the boards show various degrees of minor corner bumps/wear and some random scuffs and spots on the exterior page edges. Exterior do show a bit of toning and spotting in spots and all the spines show some sunning. There is no publication date listed but this series was published in 1909 (ref: The Publisher's Weekly, No. 1976 - Dec 11, 1909, page 1881) . If you would like additional photos please feel free to ask. All books have been placed in their own acid-free archival poly bag for protection. …