Wharton (Edith) The Descent of Man
£150
and other stories
London, Macmillan, 1904.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original blue blind-tooled cloth lettered in yellow.
Wharton explores marriage, societal expectation and individual compromise; the title-story sees a professor publish a faux scientific work and become trapped by his own success.
In stock
Minor foxing; edge wear.
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