Edith Wharton — Hudson River Bracketed

London; New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1929. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this brilliant novel by Edith Wharton, signed by Wharton to Blair Fairchild. Author's presentation copy, inscribed to the recto of the front endpaper, "For Blair, with love + Christmas greetings, from Edith, xii.29".The first edition, second impression, with (2) to page 560.'Hudson River Bracketed'  follows a naive young writer, Vance Weston, as he convulses by the Hudson River. Here he meets beautiful Halo Spear, and becomes inspired by her passion for literature. They meet years later while Halo is with her rich and cultivated husband, and introduces Vance to New York's literary society.By Edith Wharton, one of the most eminent American writers of all time. She is known for her insider perceptions of upper-class society in New York. In 1921 she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for 'The Age of Innocence&apos. One page of adverts to the rear.Inscribed to Blair Fairchild, an American composer and diplomat, known as part of the Indianists. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few light marks to the cloth. Rear hinge is starting but firm. Author's inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .