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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons,, 1907 First edition; special issue bound for the author lacking the illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed by Wharton on front free endpaper: "To E. L. W. / from E. W. / [flourish] / October 1907." and additionally inscribed by author on front pastedown: "One of 12 copies bound / for author without illustrations / [flourish]"; below that is a former owner's signature of Harriet Johnson. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles (binding B, no priority); as it lacks the illustrations, it also lacks the List of Illustrations leaf and the title page appears in six lines instead of seven, omitting "With Illustrations by Alonzo Kimball". A good copy, with corners and edges of spine worn and frayed, spine faded and with a light stain, some light spotting to cloth (mostly on lower cover), bottom edges and text block worn, both inner hinges cracked but holding, front hinge appears to have been fixed with a tiny bit of glue, interior…

The Fruit of the Tree is a novel by Edith Wharton, first published in 1907. The story delves into issues such as labor practices, the ethics of modern medicine, and personal and professional conflicts.

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