Edith Wharton — Italian Backgrounds
London, Macmillan And Co. 1905. Cloth. An uncommon travelogue by Edith Wharton, with wonderful illustrations by E. C. Peixotto. Edith Wharton (1862-1937) was an American novelist, short story writer and designer, best known for the works 'The House of Mirth' and 'Ethan Frome; she was the first female winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Literature.This work comprises a piece of travel writing set in and across Italy.Illustrated by E. C. Peixotto with a number of full plates. This is a first edition of this work. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart; spine is slightly faded and bumped to the head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with just the odd spot. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: E. C. Peixotto. Very Good Indeed .
