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New York and London. D. Appleton_Century Company. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. 188pp. 8vo. Rare edition of dramatisation of book by Edith Wharton, inscribed by Edith Wharton s hand to her longtime and loyal manservant Alfred White (who stayed with her throughout her career until her death in 1937) with the words Alfred White from Edith Wharton 1935. 8" - 9" tall. Obtained directly from Edith Wharton s estate.

The Old Maid is a novel by American author Edith Wharton. It tells the story of Charlotte Lovell and her cousin Delia Lovell Ralston in the backdrop of 1850s New York. As part of the novella sequence 'Old New York', it portrays the complexities of social norms and personal dilemmas against the changing landscape of American society.