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Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Four best-selling novels that capture World War I and the Jazz Age through the eyes of one of America's greatest writers. After winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1921 for The Age of Innocence, Edith Wharton published four novels that brought her signature blend of dramatic irony and penetrating social satire to bear on what she called the growing sense of waste and loss wrought by those irreparable years of World War I. The Library of America now brings together these brilliant books from the 1920s in the fifth volume of its definitive edition of Wharton's collected works. The Glimpses of the Moon (1922) is a story of love finding its way amidst upper-class social maneuvering. Believed by some to have been an inspiration for The Great Gatsby--Fitzgerald wrote the title cards for the novel's 1923 silent film adaptation--it follows Nick Lansing and Susy Branch, both of prominent but financially diminished New York families, as they hatch a scheme to marry in order to live off of their wedding gifts and divorce as soon as either finds a way to step up the social ladder. Inspired by a young man she met during her war relief work in France, A Son at the Front (1923) opens in Paris on July 30, 1914, as Europe totters on the brink of war. Expatriate American painter John Campton, whose only son George, having been born in Paris, must report for duty in the French army, struggles to keep his son away from the front while grappling with the moral implications of doing so. A poignant meditation on art and possession, fidelity and responsibility, A Son at the Front is Wharton's indelible take on the war novel. A masterful satire of the Jazz Age, Twilight Sleep (1927) dissects the flapper mentality and the New York society ladies who turn to drugs, spirituality, and occultism to escape boredom and ennui. Its protagonist, Pauline Manford, studiously ignores all hints of trouble in her privileged world: rumors surrounding her spiritual guru, her daughter's trysts with a married man, her son's troubled marriage, her first husband's drinking, and her second husband's apathy, until a catastrophe threatens to involve the whole family in scandal.The Children (1928), which volume editor Hermione Lee has called a daring and profoundly sad book . . . the most remarkable and surprising of the novels that came after The Age of Innocence, concerns forty-six-year-old Martin Boyne, who even as he negotiates marriage to a lovely widow, unexpectedly falls under the spell of fifteen-year-old Judith Wheater and her troupe of siblings. Also included is a chronology of Wharton's life, newly expanded from Hermione Lee's masterful biography of Wharton, as well as helpful explanatory notes.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

Zustand: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

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Very good condition. This is a trade size softcover book. Spine tips, cover corners and bottom front edge are rubbed. 635 pages with two indexes, bibliography and 27 illustrations.

Hardcover. Zustand: VERY GOOD. NONE. Presumed 1st edition; 167 clean, unmarked, tight pages; note glued to lower inside front cover; cover is clean and sturdy with light corner wear and fraying along spine.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 192 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.44 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Zustand: Fair. 1945. 6th Edition. 317 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.…

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Zustand: Fair. First edition copy. . No Dust Jacket Hinge cracked. (gardening, garden, flowers).

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Hardcover. Sixth Edition, Second Impression. Octavo, vii, x, xiv, xvii, 317 pages. In Good condition with a Fair dust jacket. Scarce in dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Spine pictorial black and red with yellow lettering. Exterior has moderate plus wear including soiling, foxing, creases and several instances of chipping to the edges. Boards show modest wear including slight age toning. Slightly cocked spine. Text block has moderate age toning/foxing to the edges. Pictorial end papers. Minor pencil and offsetting to the half title page. Previous owner's name to the front pastedown. Profusely illustrated. Sixth revised edition, second impression. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column M, ND-M. 1383568. FP New Rockville Stock. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. Very good. Rubbed at spine ends and corners. Cover slightly worn. Top edge gilt.

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Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.