by Edith Wharton ; with illustrations by A.B. Wenzell.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Charles Scribner's Sons,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1905.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
[6], 532, [6] pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
20 cm
GENERAL NOTES
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Collation: [unsigned, 1-34⁸]; 272 leaves, pp. [6 unnumbered] [1-2] 3-532 [533-538 (534-538 blank)] + frontispiece and 7 plates in text.
Text of Note
Issued in red cloth, lettered in gold, with dust jacket (reproduced by Garrison).
Text of Note
Title in red and black.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Faced with an array of wealthy suitors, New York socialite Lily Bart falls in love with lawyer Lawrence Selden, whose lack of money spoils their chances for happiness together. Dubious business deals and accusations of liaisons with a married man diminish Lily's social status, and as she makes one bad choice after another, she learns how venal and brutally unforgiving the upper crust of New York can be.--From publisher's description.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
House of mirth.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Single women-- New York (State)-- New York, Fiction.
Manners and customs.
Roman.
Single women.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
New York (N.Y.), Social life and customs, Fiction.